Chapter 679 The ongoing lawsuit

"That's enough, Barron, are you here to humiliate me today?"

Looking at Cather's small earlobe in front of him, Barron couldn't help but take a bite, then asked her to face his eyes and said:

"Aren't you the first to be angry with me? Dear Cather, I originally came to see you with full enthusiasm, but you made me sad..."

"I-I apologize, Barron."

"You are avoiding my eyes, Cather, an apology always requires some sincerity..."

"What do you want from me?"

"It's very simple..."

Feeling Barron's pressure on her shoulders increasing, Cather naturally understood what he meant. As she knelt on the carpet, she heard the other party say:

"We won't see each other for a while. You are familiar with it, right..."

Seeing "it" starting to become more motivated...

Kaiser took a deep breath, raised his hand, and placed it on his belt...

…

"I really appreciate you taking the time to see me today, Ms. Meyer."

At this time, in Paris, Ashley Weber, who had recovered from a previous car accident, saw the middle-aged woman wearing black-rimmed glasses in a private club.

"I am purely curious about your purpose of coming. After all, this is not the first invitation you have extended to me."

"Our time is very precious, so let's get straight to the point. What I want to talk to you about is about the L'Oreal Group."

The woman in front of Ashley was named Françoise Bettencourt Meyer. She was the daughter of Lilliana Bettencourt, the largest shareholder of L'Oréal Group at this time, and the heir to the Bettencourt family.

"Oh? I'm afraid you're too anxious, because I can't decide on the L'Oreal Group right now."

"That will be a matter of time, isn't it? I believe you will win this lawsuit. Of course, with our help, the result will be more certain."

Ashley's words immediately made Françoise's smile shrink, and she asked with vigilance in her eyes:

"I don't quite understand. What do you mean?"

"Perhaps I should introduce myself first, Ms. Meyer. You should know my name. I am also the president of William Weber Capital."

Françoise had also heard of William Weber Capital. After all, this company had previously injected capital into Natixis, the fourth largest bank in France, and became its major shareholder. For her, this news was naturally something she would not miss.

"So Miss Ashley, do you want to invest in our L'Oreal Group?"

"It's almost the same, but it's not us, William Weber Capital, but our clients who want to invest in you."

"Your client?"

"Yes, we are now serving the Gucci-Hermes Group and will help them complete the acquisition of the L'Oreal Group."

As soon as Ashley Weber finished speaking, Françoise stood up immediately:

"Then we don't have to talk. It's nice to see you today, Miss Ashley, but what I want you to know is that neither my mother nor I will sell the L'Oréal Group."

"I think there is no absolute in anything, Ms. Meyer, and if it were your mother who made the decision, given the current situation, she might not think the same as you..."

"What do you mean?"

Facing Francoise's condescending words, Ashley's expression did not change at all, and she still said calmly:

"As you said before, the lawsuit within your family has not yet been resolved. Of course, the outcome will be determined by many factors, but what is certain is that under the current circumstances, your mother may not be able to I am willing to leave the L'Oreal Group to you..."

"Are you threatening me?"

Ashley shook her head and said:

"Of course not. What I just want to tell you is that your Bettencourt family has never interfered too much in the operations of the L'Oreal Group. So even if the Gucci-Hermès Group completes the acquisition of the L'Oreal Group, as long as your family's shares in the L'Oreal Group are If it can be retained, then compared with now, apart from the "name" of the family controlling the L'Oreal Group, what is the difference? On the contrary, I believe that after belonging to the Gucci-Hermès Group, the development of the L'Oreal Group will be better, and it will also compound your interests. Profit, isn’t it?”

In fact, now, the lawsuit within the Bettencourt family is becoming more and more interesting.

Last year, Françoise Betancourt Meyer filed a complaint against her mother Liliana in court, believing that her mother's mental state was not suitable for managing her own property and requested the appointment of a guardian.

She also accused her of being deceived by Barnier, a photographer 25 years younger than herself and involved in high society, and transferred all her huge wealth to others.

Françoise stated in the complaint that her mother was no longer able to take care of the property herself, which led to the later filing of a criminal complaint against the man who was allegedly Lilliana's lover, claiming that he took advantage of her mother's weakness (illness) to defraud her. Mother 1 billion euros.

What is even more shocking is that in order to obtain evidence, Françoise arranged for the manager of her mother's apartment to secretly record the conversations between her mother and her subordinates in business meetings over the past year and provided it to the judicial department.

From these recordings, the judiciary found that Liliana Bettencourt was suspected of tax evasion, tax evasion, and illegal political donations to politicians.

Her mother Lilia was not to be outdone, and immediately took measures to counter-sue her daughter for illegal wiretapping, illegal espionage, and perjury.

So far, their lawsuit has been going on for more than a year, and there is still no sign of stopping.

And as the lawsuit escalates, more and more people are involved, and family affairs have escalated into national affairs - French President Sarkozy is also not immune at this time, because the recording provided by Francoise shows that Sarkozy may have promised Lilia to help her win the lawsuit...

In the original time and space, this bloody lawsuit of the rich family lasted for three or four years, and finally ended with Francoise Bettencourt Meyer winning and taking control of the family business.

However, at the current time point, it is difficult to determine the winner of this lawsuit, and as Ashley said, the intervention of the power she represents will also affect the result.

After all, not only does the Weber family have a certain influence in France, but William Weber Capital and Gucci-Hermès Group, plus the power held by Barron later, can still do something.

And with Ashley's help, Gucci-Hermès Group has reached an agreement with Nestle Group to lock in their shares in L'Oreal Group in advance. In addition, they took advantage of the subprime mortgage crisis to absorb shares in the secondary market, which itself posed a threat to the Bettencourt family's holdings in L'Oreal Group.

Now it depends on what choice Francoise makes.