After leaving the conference room, Gwen approached them nervously. When she saw Cheryl signal that all was well, she felt her heart return to her chest. But she still asked, "How did it go? You had a meeting with the shareholders on your first day. How do you feel?""It isn't as difficult as I thought. It seems like I've had countless meetings like this. Now, I really want to know what happened in the past year. I feel like every part of me had changed during that time. "It's awe-inspiring. In particular, I'm now fighting against Eddy. Can you believe that, Gwen?"Gwen said with a smile, "I can't believe that was more than a year ago. Well, it's almost time for me to go to work. What are you doing to do next?""I'm going out soon. Since your office is on the way, can you wait for me?""Sure."Gwen waited at the door for five minutes before she saw Caroline carrying a big bag. "Why are you bringing such a big bag?""It contains information about each partner company. I plan to
So Caroline wore a confident smile as she handed over her business card to the secretary before her.The secretary said regretfully, "I'm sorry, Ms. Evans. Mr. Mitchell's schedule is full today."Caroline asked, "What about tomorrow?""It's also full.""What about the day after tomorrow?"The secretary smiled slightly. "Uh, I'm really sorry, Ms. Evans. Mr. Mitchell's appointments are fully booked for three months. If you really want to see him, please make an appointment with him three months in advance."The food company was mid-sized at best.Since Evans Group was now part of the big four families' ranks, it was considered extremely large. Usually, people from these minor companies would bust down the door looking for the owners of such large companies.However, Caroline had come here to see him instead.Yet she wasn't angry at all. Instead, she said patiently, "But I checked Mr. Mitchell's itinerary today. At this time, he should be meeting with the person in charge of an a
Caroline spread out all the documents on the table. "Last night, I watched all your company's advertisements overnight. Do you know what the biggest problem is with these advertisements?"Mr. Mitchell asked casually, "What is it?""You don't highlight the features of your products."Mr. Mitchell scoffed. "Ms. Evans, if I recall correctly, you don't specialize in advertising. Am I right?"Caroline smiled slightly and continued nonchalantly, "I may not specialize in advertising, but as the CEO of a large company, I need to dabble in various industries. Even if I'm not an expert, I know a good advertisement when I see one."She continued, "Your company has always worked with Charm Vista Advertising for advertisements. "They had dominated the market two decades ago, but their ranking in the industry has continued to decline over the years. Have you not thought about that, Mr. Mitchell?"Mr. Mitchell sat up straight. "Not only are you saying there's a problem with my company, but yo
Still slightly frightened, the secretary sighed and said, "So, we're innocent bystanders caught in the crossfire then.""What are you talking about? Eddy won't make things difficult for us as long as we don't work with Caroline," said Mr. Mitchell. He had only just finished speaking when the phone started ringing. The secretary hastily answered the call. "Hello, this is Jacob Mitchell's office." After listening to the person on the other end of the line for a while, the secretary's gaze fell on Jacob, as if expecting a response."Who's calling?" asked Jacob. "It's from the Morrison family—" The secretary was cut off by a smiling Jacob, who immediately took the phone. His attitude was totally different than when he had been with Caroline just now. In addition, the exaggerated smile he wore after learning the other caller's identity made it clear that he was trying very hard to please them."A-Are you really Eddy's second uncle, the president of SY Group?" Jacob exclaimed.
Soon after she left the Mitchell family's F&B company, Caroline received a call from Kirk. "What are you doing?" asked Kirk, although he already had an answer. "I'm getting ready to head over to the next company," Caroline told him. "I see. How did things go with the first company?""The head of the company is a stubborn man. It'll take some time." "You can have your employees do this for you if you're tired," Kirk suggested. After all, he had tricks up his sleeve to make those companies agree to cooperate with Evans Group, even if they weren't willing to do it. SY Group had quite an influence in Easton these days. Just like he had done with the Collins family, Kirk felt that they stood a chance of toppling the Morrison family as well."That won't do." Caroline laughed. "If I don't show up at a time like this, no one will be willing to work for me anymore. That's why I have to handle these people myself." If she could settle things with just one of these companies, it w
Cheryl was dumbfounded when she heard that Jacob Mitchell had been so easily persuaded. He had even given the green light to renew their contract.It took some time for Cheryl to snap out of her daze and say, "Okay. I got it." Caroline said, "You can handle the contract. Tell me right away if you face any problems. I'm hanging up then." "Caroline!" Cheryl frantically stopped Caroline. However, she didn't know what to say and could only stand still with the phone in one hand. "What's wrong? Is something the problem?" asked Caroline. "N-Nothing. It's not related to the contract. It's just that …" Cheryl paused, not knowing how to explain further. "Did something happen at the company?" Caroline asked. "No," said Cheryl eventually. "It's about you." "Me? Nothing's happened to me, though." "I'm not sure about it either, but there was news online that Yvonne Hackett was killed overseas," Cheryl said. "Lots of comments claimed that you were the one who killed her, and it s
Caroline was baffled. "Just look into it. Don't bother about anything else," she replied.Although Delilah looked very troubled by her request, she still did as asked. After hanging up, Caroline pressed a finger between her brows and continued looking at the screen.She couldn't figure out anything despite scrutinizing the page for quite some time. In the end, she locked her phone and drove to the next company she intended to cooperate with. …Eddy read the news. He tossed his phone away in distaste and glowered at the subordinate, who stood with his head bowed low before him. Sneering, he said, "I wouldn't have known that my second uncle and his wife were back if it hadn't been for the news." The subordinate wasn't pleased with what had happened either. He said, "Mr. Kirk was very vigilant in making preparations for his return. We only found out that he had returned after seeing the news." "You're telling me that you wouldn't have known that they were back if it hadn't b
Helena was speechless.Sonia, on the other hand, didn't feel like chatting anymore. Picking up an ice bag, she said, "I need to go to the restroom. I'll come back to memorize my lines later." "Alright, go on then." Sonia left the lounge and walked past two rooms. The room after that belonged to Aurora. As an actress who funded part of the set herself, she had the most lavish lounge room to herself. Sonia had just walked past the room when she heard Aurora speaking inside. Usually, Sonia wasn't one to eavesdrop, but she heard Caroline's name. Hence, she slowed down to listen in on the conversation. "As for the news about Caroline being a killer, it's become the hottest topic in town, huh?" asked Aurora."Yes. Everyone online is talking about this," Aurora's manager replied.Aurora laughed. "Caroline's a murderer. I wonder how the public will react upon learning that she's committed such a crime." The manager sneered but then looked worried all of a sudden and said, "Aurora