Diamond Box

"You really don't know when to fold, Damian," Jude said.

He turned his attention away from the heir and addressed the crowd of executives. "Cross Capital just offered you a collective two hundred and fifty million dollars. Between that and their previous yearly investments, their total market influence hovers around seven hundred and fifty million."

"I find this back-and-forth incredibly tedious," Jude announced. "So, let's end the game. I am currently holding two hundred million in finalized contracts. I am now opening a secondary capital pool. I will be investing an additional six hundred million dollars into your foreign trade assets before I leave this room."

The executives felt the air leave their lungs. 

Six hundred million? On top of the two hundred million he had already spent? 

That was an eight-hundred-million-dollar morning... 

"Victoria," Jude said, not breaking eye contact with the crowd. "Prepare the wire transfers."