Chapter 1116 Life or Death (XI)

• Sometimes fate works like that—every meeting, every tie, only happens at a set moment. Miss it by a second, and the chance is gone.
• But right then, neither Chadwick Fullner nor Tina realized that Tina’s return to Europe—this offhand move—would twist the course of things. She figured coming back was just to close a chapter, to make sure Chadwick Fullner and Jiajia were safe and sound. Since Chadwick Fullner asked her to help buy stock in Regal Peaks, she’d help. So after Xiaoman opened an account for her, she headed straight back.
• Chadwick Fullner had no clue a storm was about to rip the sky open. He went back to the company and kept grinding. He did have tons to do. Even though the grape purchase stirred up a huge uproar, it all ended up flipped around, a clean win on price spreads. The other chains were caught flat‑footed. Dozens of stores dropping to the same rock‑bottom price at once—of course that wasn’t just a simple loss‑leader promo. But anyone wanting to copy it couldn’t find a shot that good. Plenty of envy, sure. And Huiyi, trailing Jiajia, turned into a cautionary tale. After word spread about their ugly price war, grabbing stock, and actual brawls, Huiyi took a heavy hit. Everyone else could only watch Jiajia’s grape play pack their stores wall‑to‑wall, with almost every location getting mobbed.