"Alright. Just keep an eye on him. Don't take any unnecessary risks. Otherwise, the consequences—" The man in the cap abruptly ended the call before the person on the other line could finish.He pulled out another cigarette, lit it, and squinted at Keegan's photo on his phone. The face was blurry, leaving only a faint resemblance.The person on the other end could not help but curse, "That fucking idiot!" He then dialed another number to report the situation. "Boss, this guy is unpredictable. I'm worried that things might go south.""He can't even remember someone's face. What kind of trouble could he possibly cause? Just keep a close eye on him," came the dismissive response.The man hesitated and spoke in a low voice. "Understood."Stella did not waste any time. The next day, she approached Vermont to discuss the possibility of opening a company together.Vermont was in his office, as he listened to the plan. Stella painted an optimistic picture of their potential collaboration
Upon hearing this, Keegan promptly pulled Stella to her feet, "Let's go. We can do this thing ourselves. We don't need him.""Hey, hey, hey, aren't we still discussing this?" Vermont gritted his teeth, "Fine. We'll do 70-30. Ugh. You're so petty!"Vermont knew Leighton's commercial value was far greater than this small profit. He could clearly distinguish between the two.With the agreement settled, the two parties immediately began preparations.There was an available space at Green Hill Media for the live stream, and the processing could be done directly in Vermont's jewelry processing workshop.Early that morning, when Chris arrived at the store, he saw bags of jade and stone materials being moved out of the warehouse and loaded onto a truck. He frowned and quickly stopped one of the workers, "What are you doing? Who told you to move these?"The worker was sweating profusely and did not even have a chance to respond when Stella's voice came from behind, "I told them to move it
There was no doubt that Stella's actions were deliberate. She had taken the time to investigate the prices of these gemstone scraps and knew that their raw materials were of high quality. The price for one bag of scraps was at least 200-300 thousand dollars higher than what Chris was selling them for.Naturally, Stella suspected Chris of taking a cut of the profit. She even sent someone specifically to the factory to gather information. However, the factory manager was tight-lipped. He insisted that every batch of material was different, so the prices varied. He would not even give a final quote until he saw the goods. The manager spoke in vague terms the whole time.As the jewelry store manager, Chris lived in a luxury villa worth over twenty million dollars in Rivera. His children attended prestigious schools; he even had spare money to support a mistress. All this couldn't possibly be sustained by his salary alone. His wife was a full-time homemaker, and their familial background
"Let's see. Could it be five hundred thousand dollars?" Keegan asked.Stella bit her lip and shook her head. She then let go of Keegan's arm and held up ten fingers, "I made eight hundred thousand dollars!"Keegan chuckled and gently put two of her fingers down. "You held up two extra fingers," he said.Stella tugged at his tie, her voice soft but playful, "You have to admit that I'm quite impressive, right?"Eight hundred thousand dollars might not be much in Keegan's eyes, but it was enough to make Stella happy. So Keegan graciously said, "Yeah, very impressive. Otherwise, how could you have won me over?"Stella smiled dreamily, "If only you had been this good with words when we were still married, I would have birthed ten of your kids in a year!"Keegan found her funny. He knew she was drunk but still wanted to tease her, "Does that mean you'll have one kid per month and take two months off?"Stella leaned in close to his ear and whispered, "Yeah. Those two months are reserve
Keegan's query left Stella taken aback.Having had a few drinks, her mind was not as sharp as usual. After a few seconds of contemplation, she hesitated before responding, "Maybe... he wasn't feeling well. When I went there that day, he looked pale and couldn't even stand properly. He had some water and took a moment to recover."Keegan furrowed, "Why didn't you mention this to me at the time?"Stella snorted, "You were giving me a hard time already. Who knows if you intentionally let Sophia in?"Keegan was baffled by her accusation. Annoyed, he said, "How could I have let her into the room in the state I was in? Why can't it be Marshall who let her in?""Don't be silly." Stella poked Keegan's forehead and said, "Mr. Moore wouldn't do that. Even if he did, I'd say he's quite the character. He took advantage of you being drunk and gave you a little bonus. What a good man."Keegan was at a loss for words, 'She must be playing a trick on me. How could she say something like that?' H
Sophia worked as a copywriter at Ethan's new media company. Knowing that she was incredibly skilled at crafting articles that grabbed people's attention, Ethan took advantage of this to introduce new internet celebrities.A video of a drunk guy hitting on a girl and getting rejected went viral not long ago, propelling a figure known as HungryBaby into online stardom.This influencer was a recent success story from Ethan's company. She did not have any notable talents or wit. She claimed to be a mukbang expert, but the videos of her eating are often off-putting. That was when Ethan brought Sophia in to help strategize her videos.Truth to be told, Sophia had a keen understanding of trends online. She knew exactly what topics to focus on to draw in the crowd. Since HungryBaby lacked skills to talk about, Sophia decided to hone in on the most contentious issues of the day. These include wealth disparity and gender conflict.The video that went viral was a classic case of gender confli
That slap was incredibly hard, leaving Sophia feeling dizzy.Just as the man was going to slap her again, she closed her eyes in despair.However, the second slap never landed. Instead, she heard a familiar voice saying, "Gentleman, I've recorded a video of you assaulting this lady. If you do it again, I'll submit this video to the police. Your face is captured, and I'm sure you'll be detained for a few days."The man gritted his teeth and said, "Mind your own business! She owes me money!"Aldor stopped speaking to the man and pretended as if he was about to call the police. Seeing that, the man immediately let go of Sophia and threatened her, "Just wait and see!"Then, he took the money from Sophia's wallet and threw it on the ground before leaving.Aldor picked up the wallet, dusted it off, and handed it back to Sophia."Ms. Jewell, do you have a moment?"A cold smile appeared on Sophia's face, "Why's that? Has someone ordered you to add insult to my injury?"Aldor replied w
"It was..." Sophia paused and smirked. "Find me a place to stay and help me get rid of Ethan. Then, I'll tell you the rest."Aldor frowned, "You're giving me too little information. How can I be sure that you're not lying to me?""What happened that day was too strange, so I took a picture of the note," Sophia replied.She took out her phone and showed Aldor the picture as she spoke.The number "0713" was written on the note, and a room card was next to it. The date in the picture showed that it was taken on Vermont's birthday, so Aldor knew that Sophia was not lying.As Aldor was about to take a picture of that note, Sophia quickly put her phone away, "You do what I asked, and I'll send you the picture."Aldor frowned, "Weren't you worried it might be a trap? Why would you just go to the room without knowing anything?""Your trick is not going to work on me," Sophia said coldly. "If you want to know who gave it to me, do as I say."Aldor glanced at her and said in a deep voice