Originally, the shareholders of the Empire World Corporation thought that as long as they joined forces and threatened Connor by withdrawing their shares, they would be able to change Connor's mind.
However, they never expected that Connor's style of doing things would be so overbearing. He actually chose to withdraw the shares with money!
The shareholders were all dumbfounded. Each and every one of them stood rooted to the ground with their mouths agape, looking at Connor in a daze, not knowing what to do.
After all, when these people said that they wanted to withdraw their shares, they were only threatening Connor. No one really wanted to withdraw their shares.
However, Connor's move directly left everyone hanging. If they really withdrew their shares, it would be a situation where both sides suffered.