Seeing Winifred’s face turn red, and her stunned expression made Tyr burst out in laughter. “How dare you play me!” Winifred pretended to be angry and hammered at Tyr with her fist. Her punch was light like she was just flirting. “How dare you hit your husband? Is this a rebellion?” Tyr stopped the car by the road and grabbed Winifred’s hand. Their eyes met, and their faces were only a few centimeters apart. The atmosphere in the car fell silent. Out of reflex, Tyr leaned his lips closer to Winifred’s. There was a clapping sound as electricity surged through Winifred’s whole body. She quickly pulled her hand back and sat up nicely in the passenger seat, keeping her legs straight. Her chest was rising and falling heavily. Her thumping heart almost jumped up to her throat. Tyr smiled. He did not mind Winifred’s rejection. “Our new company will be called Autumn Field!” Winifred turned over, looking shocked as she stared at Tyr. “Autumn Field?” “Yeah.” Tyr nodded firmly
In an instant, Winifred and her group straightened up. It was inevitable that they felt nervous! However, what they never expected was that the first batch of guests was the Zea family members! The three cars stopped at the parking lot in front of the company entrance. They were parked horizontally, deliberately taking up six spots in total. With Jorge and Iris in the lead, the Zea family arrogantly got out of the car. When Joseph saw the cars coming, he immediately rushed over to welcome them as the deputy manager. But when he saw Jorge and his group, the smile on his face immediately disappeared. “Why are you guys here?” The humiliation he had experienced in the Zea Group last time was something Joseph would never forget even until his deathbed. This sore spot with the Zea Group can never heal. “Of course, it’s because your President Zea has invited us. Why? You don’t welcome us?” Iris showed her elder, Joseph, no respect. She glanced around at the empty parking lot and
Iris’ voice was extremely ear-piercing, immediately annoying many of the Autumn Field workers present. Even the other two tables of guests were frowning as they looked her way. At the entrance, Winifred was starting to panic. Out of twenty tables, not even one-third of them was filled. This was too embarrassing. Winifred subconsciously took out her phone, wanting to call her guests, but Tyr stopped her. “Don’t panic. There’s still some time until the feast starts.” “But Tyr, until now, none of the people I’ve invited have shown up. Could something have happened to them on the way here?” “Hehe, cars can drive steadily on this eight-laned factory highway. What could possibly happen to them?” Tyr curled his lips as he continued, “Those people that you’ve invited mostly have dealings with the Zea Group. Isn’t it obvious that the Zea family had spoken to them?” “Ah…” Winifred immediately understood. “You mean none of the people I’ve invited will show up?” Winifred was feeling
“Grandpa, what’s going on?” Iris frowned as she looked at Jorge, hoping to get some answers from him. But Jorge, too, was shaking his head, unable to understand what was going on. Be it, Winifred or Joseph, he understood them both well enough to know they would never be able to invite prominent business owners with their insignificant network. “Has Autumn Field perhaps given them money to have them fill up the scene? Right. That must be it. She had previously gotten a loan of one billion, which is enough for her to splurge.” Seeing as half the twenty tables were filled, Iris flared up in anger. She had no choice but to comfort herself with excuses. “Hmph! So what if a lot of people show up? If our Zea Group hosts a banquet, we can get many prominent business owners like this too.” Jackson, Lilian, and the others nodded. “You’re right, Iris. Our Zea Group can invite this level of guests as well. And we wouldn’t even need to spend any money.” “Heh!” Iris smirked. “Once Winifr
As they accompanied Drake and Donald into the banquet area, the initial twenty tables were now filled. The venue was joyous and lively. It did not look like a company’s opening ceremony. Instead, it looked more like a networking event hosted by a local celebrity. Those present were all famous and influential figures. Being surrounded by these prominent figures immediately made the Zea family members feel tiny. Even Jorge was feeling nervous on the inside. Iris was pale as a sheet. It was like a huge rock was pressing into her chest, making it hard for her to breathe. “Why… Why do Drake Tucker and all these people attend Autumn Field’s opening ceremony? Why do Winifred and her crew have such a huge network?” Iris inadvertently looked at the gift area again. Many of those gifts cost a fortune. If they were converted to cash, they were probably worth over millions. At that moment, the Zea family’s present, the large pendulum clock, was still placed at the most conspicuous locati
Ian was not joking. On the second day of Autumn Field’s operation, the Zea Group was investigated by multiple parties. Throughout the years, the Zea Group had committed multiple tax evasions. Together with other illegal activities, this cost the Zea Group a considerable loss. More than ten of the Zea Group’s top management were being investigated, and even Jackson and Lilian were detained for a few days. Finally, this disaster ended with the Zea Group being fined for three million dollars. The Zea Group was already in trouble because of the collaboration with the Smith Group. This investigation by the government officials was just one disaster on top of another! Although they had loaned twenty million from Golden Peony Bank, it was now clearly not enough. Inside the Zea mansion, everyone’s hearts fell into the deepest pits of their stomachs. Ever since Tyr married into the Zea family, they seemed to be facing bad luck one after another to the point of hitting rock bottom. “
To be frank, Tyr had initially wanted to use Zachery’s connections to help Winifred get a place. To him, it was only a matter of one command. But when he saw how serious and dedicated Winifred was in pouring all her experience into her design, Tyr changed his mind. He believed that with his wife’s attitude and professional skills, even if he did not do anything, she would be able to get a place in this competition. He even believed that Winifred could get first place! In contrast to Winifred’s enthusiasm, Iris was lazy beyond words. A few days ago, Iris still showed some interest. She would stay in the design department every day to develop a good design with the staff there. But after three days of vigor, Iris realized that designing a good piece was not as easy as she had thought. Be it her professionalism, imagination, or leadership skills to lead her design team, she was inferior to Winifred by a long mile. Iris Zea was no better than a freelance designer, much less a profess
There were no words to describe Winifred’s current feelings. It was like the energy in her body had been instantly sucked dry. Her mind was blank for a long while before she abruptly regained her senses. “Everyone, return to your positions.” At Winifred’s command, the other designers immediately returned to their posts. “President Zea, what are you trying to do?” Winifred answered, “We don’t have any time at all. But our Autumn Field Group will enter this competition no matter what. We’re coming up with a design in one hour!” The whole room fell silent. Everyone was looking at Winifred, feeling lost. To come up with a design in one hour was totally impossible. Even if they could do it, there would definitely be nothing remarkable. How could it get a place in the competition? “Just do as I say.” The more pressed for time they are, the more clear-headed Winifred felt. “Before this, I’ve designed many other works. I even have the base drafts. Now, we just have to complete