Cody knew something was up, and sure enough, the very next day, the Adams Group got hit hard. Clients were complaining and pulling their money out left and right, and it was a massive blow to the company. Cody was super worried, and the whole Adams family was freaking out. The company's investors were upset too, thinking Cody must have made some big mistake. Right in the middle of all that chaos, Cody found out that someone was buying up all of the Adams Group's stock.

The Adams family finally got how serious things were, and Cody realized he had only one move left.

Over at Collosus Group, Charles had just stepped out of a meeting when his secretary Becky came up to him. " Mr. Hoffman, Mr. Adams from the Adams Group is here to see you."

Charles gave Ronald a quick, sharp look, and Ronald snapped to attention. "Mr. Hoffman, we've bought up a bunch of the Adams Group's stock. We're pretty much the second-biggest shareholder now, so we can totally stand up to Cody's side. It's just that..." Ronald was confused. Charles usually squashes his competition, not giving them any room to breathe. However, he seemed to be playing nicely right now. Charles flashed a sly grin. "Are you wondering why I let him off the hook?"

Ronald nodded. "It's not like you to be so lenient!"

"Cody's got talent. I wouldn't want the Adams Group to collapse. That's not what I'm after," Charles said, then turned and walked away.

a corner with no way out. Isn't that as

thoughts to himself, not daring to voice them

constantly with news that the Adams Group's stocks were plummeting even faster than the day before. Truth be told, turning to Charles was a desperate move, but it was the only

Adams Group was no

tiny lizard trying to knock over a giant rock. Cody might not have many tricks up his sleeve, but he was sharp enough to know when he was

between Noelle and Charles. He just sensed that with all

Hoffman!" Cody

open, Cody quickly got to his feet. However, Charles just waved him back down and asked Becky to make some

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