The executive elevator descended from the 50th floor in near-total silence.
Inside the glass cab, Jake Rivers stood with his hands tucked loosely into his trousers pockets, gazing out over the sprawling financial district below. Beside him, Samuel Carter adjusted his tie in the reflective paneling, while Alice quickly logged the executed stock transfer into Golden Investments' primary ledger on her tablet.
"The official filings have already hit the regulatory portal," Alice said, her voice crisp as the digital confirmation chimed. "As of two-fifteen PM, Golden Investments' fifteen percent voting share in Newman Enterprise Group is public record. Shares of Newman Enterprise spiked three-point-four percent the moment Meridian Group released the steel shipments."
"Market confidence restored," Samuel noted with a dry, sharp smile. "Though I doubt Richard Newman is feeling particularly triumphant right now."
