Although he didn't see where Thea pulled the suitcase from, Malcolm still opened it naturally. His eyes stared at the injections inside, a bit stunned.
Spiral structure, blue liquid, plus a silver-white suitcase—are you sure this isn't the T-virus from Resident Evil?!
"What is this?" Although he had some guesses, Malcolm still wanted to know the exact answer.
"The Divine Blood of a certain fallen god. I divided the original drop into twelve parts. You absorb one part every month. By then, it will have some effects of strengthening the body and prolonging life."
"Don't you need it yourself?"
Thea certainly couldn't tell her biological father that she was "hei-xiu hei-xiu" (getting sweaty and exercising) with a long-legged beauty every week, and the accumulated effect of two or three "workout sessions" was no worse than directly absorbing divine blood. She didn't answer directly. "One share for you, one for Mother. I also saved a share for Tommy. I can't dare say if you'll gain superpowers, but your bodies will definitely recover to their peak."
Malcolm rolled his eyes slightly, patted Thea on the shoulder, and said, "You have heart." He put away the suitcase. "I'm leaving. You give Tommy his share when the time comes."
He didn't inject it directly because Malcolm understood his "Loverboy" son too well. Unless he knocked him out and injected it directly, once the use was explained to him, Tommy would definitely turn around and give it to Laurel! Malcolm decided to leave his own share for Tommy later on. Malcolm felt that reaching middle age, living a few years more or less didn't mean much. Making his children healthier was his goal.
Thea didn't feel there was any problem. She sent Old Ma off, took the signed documents that were now in effect, and brought a large group of lawyers and accountants to the Merlyn Group.
Malcolm let go of the Merlyn Group very freely. Externally, of course, they couldn't bring up the illegitimate daughter story. The father and daughter unified their narrative: Thea had acquired the shares in his hands. His few trusted subordinates knew the result beforehand but didn't know the reason. To prevent them from hindering Thea's takeover of the group, Malcolm withdrew all his subordinates.
Those remaining at the Merlyn Group now were just some high-level executives who didn't know the truth.
"What! Merging with Queen Group?" The President of Merlyn Group had submitted his resignation to the board three days ago. The one presiding over daily affairs now was the original Vice President—just a high-level wage earner. He originally thought Thea came personally to discuss some cooperation matters, but he guessed the beginning and missed the ending.
The "Co" (Cooperation) was there, but the "Operation" was nowhere to be seen yet.
Sweat poured out of the Vice President's forehead like a waterfall. He urgently summoned the legal department to verify the authenticity of the documents. The results showed that the documents were authentic and valid. Whether it was the signatures, seals, or various notarizations, they completely complied with legal provisions.
Feeling like there was a fire under his butt, the Vice President urgently questioned the remaining few directors. Although it wasn't a unanimous agreement, combining the shares in Thea's hands, it completely exceeded half. In other words, as long as Thea wanted to, she could completely finish the merger of the two groups.
Thea came here today to do exactly this. Otherwise, why would she bring a large crowd of lawyers and accountants in such a grand fashion? Was she here for a tour?
Merger. Start the merger process now. Immediately, right away!
The Vice President, who worked for wages, couldn't find a single reason to object. Following Thea's orders, he notified each administrative department one by one to complete the work handover and wait for further orders.
The merger of two groups certainly wouldn't be that simple. Thea just stopped Merlyn's business first to ensure there wouldn't be a large outflow of funds. She still had to negotiate the remaining work with a large pile of directors.
That's right, a large pile! Originally, the directors of Queen and Merlyn might have helplessly withdrawn from the board due to the merger and share dilution. But seeing things through to the end, this group of people also needed Thea to appease them. There were also many people who held shares in both groups simultaneously and entered the board because of the merger.
For example, Felicity, as the Vice President of Queen, was currently looking at Bruce Wayne walking into the gate of Queen Group with an expression like she was seeing a monster!
Bruce Wayne personally held scattered shares of most groups globally. In this merger of Queen and Merlyn, the shares in his hands, after some calculation, actually reached the level to enter the board of directors. Receiving Thea's call, he had to come for both public and private reasons.
Giving Felicity a subtle "don't make a scene" look, Batman walked towards the conference room, looking completely composed.
"Welcome, Bruce." Thea was welcoming all the directors attending the meeting at the door of the conference room. The two were very familiar in private—Batman's entries about Thea in his little black notebook filled two whole pages! But on the surface, they knew each other because of the Temple incident. Thea expressed a lukewarm welcome, and Bruce Wayne put on his playboy act to chat idly with Thea for a couple of sentences.
"Welcome, Mr. Luthor." Not long after Bruce entered, a long-haired young man arrived at the door. The man's eyes were extremely lively, showing extraordinary wisdom. Thea calmly glanced at the top of his head... This guy has good hair quality; why would he become bald in the future?
"Miss Queen, big moves. Completing a merger silently. It seems I won't be able to keep the title of 'Business Giant' for long. Oh, let me introduce you. This is my sister, Lena Luthor. She will hold the shares of the new group on my behalf in the future." Lex Luthor didn't know why Thea looked at the top of his head, but he didn't care. He gave Thea a small sarcastic remark, then pushed his sister forward while he hid behind the scenes, clearly expressing support for the group merger. His superb conversation skills expressed his meaning without making people feel embarrassed.
Truly worthy of being one of the three big popular villains: the wise Lex Luthor, the crazy Joker, and the resilient Sinestro. All three were full of strong personal styles. Thea had long heard the great name of this Superman nemesis. However, due to different camps, she didn't say much. She just greeted the little girl behind Luthor who was a bit timid but trying hard to act calm.
"Welcome to you too, Miss Luthor. I believe our future work together will be very pleasant."
The little girl nodded slightly and walked in politely with Lex Luthor.
Until the stipulated time, Thea checked her watch. Knowing that the directors had basically all arrived—ignoring the few remaining ones dissatisfied with the merger—she formally started the agenda of the merger.
After the merger of the two groups, Thea personally held 31% of the new group's shares. No one else remaining exceeded 10%. The directors of Queen Group had been brainwashed and replaced by her over the past two years and were already very obedient. The few in Merlyn Group with significant shares had received Malcolm's hint and didn't dare to disobey.
The remaining ones controlled by the government and military all expressed support. The scattered share holders represented by Bruce Wayne and Lex Luthor also didn't raise objections.
A giant multinational commercial group with a market value capable of splitting the world in three with Wayne Enterprises and Luthor Corp was born in this conference room. To commemorate the predecessors, the group was named "Queen-Merlyn Group."
For the next few days, Thea was busy spinning like a top. Departments that were the same were merged; different ones were expanded or cut depending on the situation. Various supervisors busy showing loyalty and talking about ideals blocked Thea for three days, making Diana think she was under siege and almost drew her sword to save her.