The secretary led Serene towards the meeting room. She thought that the meeting room would be crowded. But after the door was opened, she only saw three people in there.She frowned, sensing that something was not right. “Who are you? Where’s Adina Daugherty?” Jasmine stood up and asked coldly. Serene took a deep breath and said, “I’m Serene Reyes, Ms. Daugherty’s assistant. I’m here today to attend the meeting on her behalf.”“Heh, now she knows her place as one of the mice living in the gutter. Is that why she doesn’t dare to meet us?” Jasmine sneered and mocked, “Isn’t she a very capable woman? Without the Winters family, she’s just a poser!”“Sit down,” Zhenny said coldly, “With all your mockery, you don’t look like a noble lady anymore.”Jasmine snorted and sat down. Benny coughed and said calmly, “Ms. Reyes, since you’re here, let’s start the meeting.”Right after Serene sat down, he handed her a document. “This is the approval of our chip design from upper managemen
Zhenny tapped her finger on the desktop and said calmly, “She’s just getting ready for a divorce, and she still has the Winters Corporation’s equity. Right now, we should be able to get compensation from her. She may not be able to extract something valuable later on.”“Ten times the compensation. That’s $500,000,000.” Jasmine smiled. “With this huge profit, there should be no objections to me becoming the heir of Jones Corporation.”Zhenny produced a smug smile. “I’ve paved this road for you. You just need to walk it. Next, I’ll have Mr. Krisman find you a good partner. A powerful couple will gain a firm foothold in the company.”Jasmine’s smile instantly faded away. ‘I only have Flint in my heart. I won’t fall for any other guys…’When Serene returned to LaStar Technology Corporation, she was perplexed.She washed her face in the washroom and covered up the fingerprints on her face before knocking on Adina’s office door.“Ms. Daugherty, I’m back.”Adina was reviewing the pro
Adina strode out of the company, leaving Serene behind. Earl released a dangerous aura, so she did not dare to do anything to him.‘But as for the Jones family… ‘I don’t mind facing them upfront.’Adina was surrounded by the reporters right after she exited the company. Without waiting for the reporter to ask questions, she took one of the microphones and said coldly, “Since you all are going to wait here, I’ll be announcing something important once I’m back.”She opened the car door and went in after she finished speaking. Her car was already gone when the reporters came back to their senses. On every day this month, at three in the afternoon, the senior management of Jones Corporation would hold a meeting in the meeting room to carry out their business planning for the next month.Bernard Jones, the chairman of Jones Corporation sat at the main seat with Zhenny Jones on his left, taking her place as a CEO who managed all the company’s affairs.On Bernard’s right was Ja
“Ms. Daugherty, you can’t go in. This is the Jones Corporation’s meeting room. Please don’t go any further.”The meeting room’s door was flung open. Everyone looked up in unison and saw the woman who had been making the news headlines frequently over the past two days suddenly appearing in front of them.Adina ignored the stunned gazes of the people and walked into the room.She walked straight toward Jasmine and reached up to grab her collar.“What are you doing? Let go of me!”Jasmine had been seated nicely until she was suddenly lifted to her feet. She kept screaming out of fear.Adina pushed her fingers together and placed them against the back of Jasmine’s waist. She deftly located an acupressure point and pressed down on it.“Ah—Ow! It hurts!”Jasmine’s knees went weak before she crashed to the floor while sweating profusely in pain. She seemed to be undergoing torture.“Adina! What have you done to my daughter?”Zhenny was furious. She helped Jasmine onto a chair and
“All of you, get out.”Zhenny was sullen and angry. The people around the conference room hurriedly packed their things and left.Mr. Jones was also furious. He had lived for so long, yet this was his first time encountering such a problem. He slammed the table angrily and said, “What the hell is going on?”Jasmine clutched her waist and, gnashing her teeth, said, “That bitch just now is the General Manager of LaStar Technology Corporation. She is also one of our partners in this collaboration. She is fully responsible for the chip design used in this collaboration with Elitos! After the chip had been submitted, the higher-ups found huge problems with it. It steals customer information and invades customer privacy. If this chip goes on the market, all of us will be held responsible!”“That’s right. She embedded another code in the chip to steal information. This is a criminal act!” Zhenny said coldly. “Such a thing will cause consumers to distrust the product after it’s released. T
“Whether Jasmine is bluffing or not, we know how Dillon feels,” Zhenny said softly, “Dillon has been alone for so many years. He really should find someone to marry. But isn’t Adina too young for you? She’s also a married woman. To marry such a woman into the family would only ruin the Jones family’s reputation. It’s best that you don’t do anything foolish, brother.”Mr. Jones indignantly said, “If you continue having anything to do with that woman, you’re disowned!”Dillon flew into a rage.He raised his head. His eyes swept over his niece, whom he had always cherished, then traveled his gaze over his sister of 20-30 years. Finally, he looked at his father.He opened his mouth and slowly said, “Addy is my daughter, my biological daughter.”“What?!”The other four people in the conference room were stunned.The first to react was Zhenny. Incredulously, she said, “That year when you broke up with Olivia... You had a daughter?!”Dillon pursed his lips and said, “I don’t want to t
Dillon stood in the office. His gaze was locked on Zhenny and Jasmine. For so many years, he always made compromises and never competed against others for anything, as it would make people think that he was a weakling.At that moment, however, he could not continue to be a weak man because he owed Addy too much. He had to repay her somehow, little by little.“Then, Zhenny, let me ask you: what kind of compensation contract is this?”Dillon flung the contract at Zhenny. Zhenny boiled with rage.She was sure that Adina would be so deep in trouble that she would not have the time to handle commercial disputes, and that was why she had conspired with Mr. Krisman. Moreover, the Winters family valued their reputation, so she was sure Adina would not make a huge fuss.She never expected that b*tch to come to Jones Corporation looking for a fight. She had even called for a press conference!She could use this compensation contract to scam people behind closed doors with absolutely
The reporters there did not leave, but rushed forward in a flurry.Adina procured a contract and said indifferently, “As you all know, LaStar Technology Corporation became business partners with Elitos not too long ago. During this time...”She coolly stated the facts about Jones Corporation being the third business partner, then pointed at the contract and slowly said, “Elitos and Jones Corporation have both claimed that my company’s chip has design flaws, and have proposed that I pay $500,000,000 as compensation. This document even has their official stamp. But I refuse to acknowledge this. I will have a third party run tests, and I invite all reporters and netizens to supervise accordingly.”“If the results align with what this document states, I will pay the $500,000,000 in its entirety. But if these claims turn out to be untrue, I expect a public apology from Jones Corporation and Elitos, as well as compensation for LaStar Technology Corporation for reputation damages, psycholo