Angeline said half-jokingly, "Don't tell me you thought I'd purposely looked into Ms. Lane's background because I was jealous of her.""Are you?" There was a hint of a smile in Sean's voice. "I'd be happy if you were."He would be beyond pleased if Angeline were jealous of him and Melissa; he didn't like how she'd looked so calm and composed that night at the restaurant.Sean had a strong, almost uncontrollable desire to possess Angeline at all times. Similarly, he hoped she felt the same about him, even if he knew this wasn't the best time for his possessive side to come through.If Angeline felt as possessive over him as he did for her, she would have to be tormented every night. That was how he felt, anyway."A little," Angeline said. "I know Ms. Lane is like family to you, though. She's like… how Granddad is to me.""Yeah. Melissa's nothing more than a sister to me.""It's getting late; you should go to bed. How should I contact you if Dexter comes to me and asks to work tog
Kerri had been in this line of work for long enough to sense that live streams were the way ahead. Cell phone coverages had gone from 3G to 4G and now to 5G. Soon enough, there would be 6G. When the time came, live streams would be all the rage.More importantly, they had to capture the users' free time."Ms. Lawson…" Kerri said tentatively, "Steele Group has been doing well in online retail, and they also took a preemptive strike when it comes to the web novel industry. Look at all the web novel sites they've already acquired—it has helped them snatch some of Hooper Group's market share."This time, they see that live streams are the way to go. They're just using their live stream platform to test the waters. We can't let them get too far ahead of us!"Angeline nodded. Everything Kerri had said had already occurred to her. She tapped Kerri's proposal and said, "Alright, then. I'll leave this in your hands.""What about Mr. Xanders?" Kerri seemed a little afraid of Gary. "I'm acqu
Someone disagreed with Gary. "We won't stand to gain if we wait until everyone else is already in the game.""But these live streams… Some foreign companies tried to make it big through live streams before, but nothing worked. They lost everything they had." There were also people on Gary's side."Hooper Group is just trying things out on their own platform, but we're acquiring a whole company. That's a bit of a high price to pay if we fail, isn't it?"Just then, Taylor knocked on the door and entered the conference room. He gestured for whoever was outside the room to enter."Sorry for being late." Micah Quilton, the head of Lawson Global's entertainment sector, walked in."It's fine. I was the one who called for a last-minute meeting. Have a seat," Angeline smiled while saying.Taylor walked to her and lowered his voice. He said, "Mr. Webb of the investment department says he still needs some time."Hanson Webb was the new head of the investment department and Daniel's son. He
Micah spoke quickly and confidently. As he spoke, the people who'd first disagreed with the idea fell silent."More importantly, 'Survival Island' won't have a wonky connection because it'll be streamed using Lawson Global's network. What will that tell the viewers? That our network is strong, stable, and has a wide coverage."It'll also show that our network has short latency. Won't that benefit us? Wouldn't that be a form of positive publicity for Lawson Global?" Micah was obviously excited."What does everyone else think?" Angeline asked. She started with Gary. "Why don't you start, Mr. Xanders?""Mr. Quilton may make things sound amazing, but my point still stands—we should be careful with this since Hooper Group doesn't think things will go well," Gary said.Micah looked a little nervous at his words."Does anyone else have anything to say?" Angeline asked.No one said anything."Alright, then. I can understand why none of you want to express your opinion so easily. Firstl
Robert had set his sights on Hanson partly because he felt Hanson was a pretty good guy and partly because he felt Hanson could help Angeline in her career. But Hanson didn't dare dream of being with Angeline.Angeline's phone rang as soon as the words were out of Hanson's mouth. It was Asher. Angeline had a feeling she knew what the call was about; she stopped Hanson from leaving and put the phone on speaker. "Hi, Mr. Millstone.""Hello, Ms. Angeline. Mr. Lawson Senior and Mr. Webb Senior are meeting for dinner; they wanted me to invite you to join them," Asher said cheerily.Angeline glanced at Hanson, who was smiling wryly. "Alright. Send me the time and place."She hung up and smiled amicably at Hanson. "I'm adopted, and you're the biological son. Who do you think would stand a better chance of going against their elders?"Hanson's eyes widened. He hadn't expected Angeline to be so humorous when she'd been so serious earlier. "Wait, you mean…""Mr. Webb Senior feels he owes y
Angeline had to admit that Dexter's eyes were similar to hers and Sean's. Coincidentally, neither of them were related by blood."I'm sure you've already looked into my background, Mr. Kingston. I wouldn't dare claim there was anything between us." She wiped her hands with a warm towel before pouring Dexter some tea."Have you met my nephew, Ms. Lawson? He looks a lot like Mr. Lawson, doesn't he?""Yes, but it's easy to see the differences now that I've seen him up close. His personality and demeanor aren't the same, either." She curled her lip.Dexter felt even more confident when he saw that. He smiled without responding. Instead, he pulled out a folder and handed it to Angeline. "I know you're busy, so I'll cut to the chase. I'm here today to discuss our cooperation, Ms. Lawson."She didn't open the folder. She tapped a finger on it and said, "And what would that be about? Mr. Shane and his wife met with me in Dmont, saying they wanted to bargain with me with their microchips.
Angeline had been targeting that lithography technique anyway."However, I want to leave the information at this price," Angeline said."I'm going to be in this country for three days. You can ask your technicians to prove the integrity of that!" Dexter said with a confident chuckle. "Since I'm working with you, it means I trust you."That afternoon, even though her schedule was extremely full, Angeline still made a trip to Lawson Global's branch in Cloudsville. She also made a trip to Cloudsville College so she could check out the lab.Marion and the others were overjoyed at the sight of Angeline."Why didn't you tell us that you were back? Come on, let's book a private booth at the restaurant we always go to! Did you know that it was almost going to shut down? Gregory bought the whole place!" Alva said with a chuckle."What's been up with you recently? I see you didn't bring your besuited boyfriend," Marion said as she poked Angeline's arm. "When's the wedding?"Reese shot Mari
"I heard you guys were dating before he passed," Gregory said, feeling his throat closing up. "I heard about all the horrible things my cousin did. You got drugged, didn't you? W-Was that when you did something with him?"Gregory had been there at Night Palace that day.Even though it had been dark in the private room, to the point where neither Marion nor Alva could recognize Sean, Gregory had somehow recognized him.Gregory had never thought about Angeline and Sean being together. After all, neither Marion nor Alva had brought it up in front of him since he was a guy.However, after Marion and Alva brought up the person who had helped them in Night Palace and asked about a wedding, Gregory finally sensed that something was off."How would you mistake that guy for Sean?" Angeline said with a gentle chuckle. "They just look similar. You've got the wrong guy.""Then could it be that legendary guy from Kingston Empire?" Gregory asked with wide eyes.If he remembered correctly, tha