In front of Hazel, Xander was usually able to control his emotions, and it was rare for him to lose control like this.
When she thought about what Sully had said to her about Xander liking her, seeing him like this made Hazel’s heart tremble. She had no feelings for Xander and didn’t want their brotherly bond to become complicated. “No need, I’ll handle it myself. I wasn’t entirely unprepared for this situation,” she said as she removed a button from her clothes. It turned out she had brought a mini camera with her in advance. With this evidence, even if Jonah wasn’t imprisoned, he would still be detained for a while. Moreover, Hazel’s actions toward Jonah could be considered self-defense, and Jonah wouldn’t be able to use this incident against her. This time, she was going to ruin Jonah’s reputation and force him to sell the shares he held in the company! Less than half a day had passed since Sully was hospitalized when Damon arrived. By that timeQueen's Corporation was already in a precarious situation. If Jonah started to sell off a large portion of his shares at this time, other shareholders might also take action. To acquire all those shares, Hazel not only needed a substantial amount of funds but also the right connections to oppose her. Because after she completely tore her relationship with Jonah, even if he sold his shares, he would definitely sell them to people who were not on good terms with Hazel, just to annoy her in the end. “You don’t need to worry about the funds to purchase the shares. I can lend them to you, but it won’t be free. In consideration of my grandfather, I’ll lend it to you at 50% below the bank’s lowest interest rate,” Damon said. “As for the person to buy the shares, if you trust me, I happen to know someone who can handle it.” ... Two days later, Xander went abroad to the headquarters to discuss cooperation with Queen's Corporation, while Sully was discharged from
There were rumors online that the disaster involving Jacob and his wife was caused by Jonah's family, which is why they never properly searched for Hazel's whereabouts all these years. In fact, Hazel had been in Vernon, and it was only three years later that Jonah’s family finally saw her again.‘No way, such a big incident, wasn’t the case closed by the police back then?’‘Maybe there wasn’t enough evidence. Handling cases requires solid proof, not just random rumors from the internet.’‘But I do think there’s some truth to it. After the accident, Jonah’s family indeed benefited a lot. Didn’t you hear? When Hazel Queen came back, Jonah managed to transfer all of Jacob’s assets to his own name.’‘Exactly, they probably spent most of the money. Recently, they were even kicked out of the villa by Hazel Queen. I heard that villa was bought by Hazel’s parents before their accident, with plans to have their own family live there.
“But how do you plan to deal with Hazel? She has too many assistants now, including Omar and Xander, and that Damon seems to be still interested in her.”Not to mention Xander's abilities, even the Price and Cohen families alone were something they couldn’t take on.“Do you remember Fleur Entertainment? The one you helped when their old man collapsed?”This was something that happened not long after Bailey had made her move. At that time, Jonah wasn’t as scheming as he was now—he was just a simple, caring dad.While he was at the hospital running errands for his newborn wife and daughter, he happened to find an elderly man fainting in a deserted staircase. He quickly called for a doctor and saved the man.Although the old man had passed away years ago, his son, Adam Fleur, had promised Jonah that if he ever needed anything, he could go directly to Fleur Entertainment for help.At that time, Fleur Entertainment w
Carlos and Damon had known each other for a long time, and they had a tacit understanding. At this moment, Carlos could guess exactly what Damon wanted to know, without him needing to say a word.“The reason they paid such a high price to find someone in Vernon seems to be that the person who died was a senior researcher, and he had important research findings with him.”"Although we don't know exactly what they were researching, it must have been something significant. Right now, various gangs from several countries are looking for whatever it is this organization developed. From what I've investigated so far, it seems to be some kind of drug."A drug? What kind of drug could be so coveted by so many people?Damon fell silent for a long time, processing the information."That's all I've found out, but I'm really curious. How did your grandfather and your father get involved with this organization?"Damon briefly explained the situation to C
Adele completely controlled the rhythm of the meal. At first, Adam Fleur thought he was negotiating with Jonah, but after talking a bit longer, he realized he was actually following Adele’s lead. It seemed the rumors weren’t entirely unfounded. They said that Jonah’s wife was sharp and ruthless, a tough character. Now, seeing it for himself, Adam Fleur had to admit it was true. However, such a person had been cornered by that young girl, Hazel Queen. It made him wonder whether they were too foolish, or if Hazel was just that powerful. Adam Fleur took a sip of the tea in front of him. By now, after everything, they should be getting to the point. Just as he thought this, Jonah spoke. "Mr. Fleur, when I saved your father, you told me that if I ever encountered difficulties, I could come to you. I wonder if that still holds true." Before saying this, Jonah had prepared himself mentally for quite some time. Although it was an agreement made years ago,
"A week should be enough. Mr. Fleur, don’t worry, we will definitely give you a reply as soon as possible." After speaking, Adele escorted Adam Fleur out of the room, then, after making sure she and Jonah were properly disguised, they left the private room. Once in the car, Jonah asked the question that had been on his mind. "Fifty million. We might as well just reject it outright. All of my assets combined are only a little over thirty million. After keeping some aside for ourselves, taking out thirty million is already the limit." He couldn’t understand why Adele still wanted the other party to give them more time to think. To him, there was nothing to consider in this matter. They couldn’t come up with fifty million now, and they couldn’t borrow that much either. Adele was driving the car while Jonah sat in the passenger seat. He asked a bunch of questions, but Adele didn’t respond. When he turned to look at her, he suddenly realized something.
"Of course, I'm sure. Adele is not an ordinary person. If we use conventional methods, we might not be able to trap her, but if she finds out herself, it's a different story." Hazel had long known that Adele was much smarter than Jonah. If everything were laid out plainly, Adele, being as cautious as she was, might still be uneasy. But if they let some information slip and let her investigate it herself, she would definitely believe it without question. "Then I'll proceed with the next step. Should Mr. Will from W Corp make an appearance?" Mr. Will from W Corp had always been a fierce rival to Queen Corp. Over the years, Jonah had suffered a lot at his hands. On the surface, the Prices didn’t have a particularly good relationship with the Wills, but only the people in the Price family knew that the Will family owed them a favor. When the Will family’s patriarch started from nothing, he had received help from Mark. Therefore, as long as Damon asked them
Had Adele not failed to find a suitable buyer after running around, she wouldn’t have wasted so much time with Mr. Will. She had mentally prepared herself—if he only raised the price a little from his previous offer, she could sell the three percent of shares.Now Mr. Will seemed to realize that she couldn’t find another buyer, which was why he was making such a bold request."Alright, I’ll sell you three percent of the shares, and you can add another ten million. How about thirty million for the deal?"One percent of Queen Corp’s shares for ten million was already a very low price.At the current market price, even one percent of shares could easily fetch twenty million or even higher. If it weren’t for her urgency, Adele would have considered twenty million too low.Now, selling for only ten million, she herself felt like she was going crazy.But Mr. Will still waved his hand. "These few shares are not enough for me to make Queen Corp look
"You're saying that Charles only came to me with a business deal because he's trying to get close to me?" Hazel stared at Xander, her gaze unblinking.Xander wasn’t sure how to respond—he didn’t want to make things awkward, but it was hard to avoid the implication.He could tell Hazel wasn’t quite seeing things the way he did. It wasn’t just business, he thought; there was something else behind it."Honestly, I used to think the same thing," she continued. "But then I realized, he never actually said anything like ‘if we work together, you have to marry me.’ So, why not agree to the deal? I’m just giving him the chance to be around me. Whether or not he can make something out of that, that’s not my concern."Hazel had known all along that what Charles really wanted was a chance, not her hand in marriage.Xander finally nodded. "I get it now. I was worried about you not seeing through him. Looks like I was wrong."He had watched Hazel grow in
This was the best solution Chrissy had come up with after spending an entire night binge-watching idol dramas. The situation between Damon and Hazel right now was simply because there was no opportunity to push their relationship forward.Chrissy decided to get involved herself and serve as the bait this time."When I went to find Hazel just now, she looked so shocked, like she hadn’t expected it at all. And after I left, probably she and her best friend are already talking about you," Chrissy said confidently.She analyzed the situation with such precision that if the security guards from Queen's company hadn’t arrived so quickly, she would have stayed longer and delivered a whole monologue.Thinking about this, Chrissy felt a little disappointed. She had prepared a whole speech for this, but barely got two lines out before being kicked out.Seeing Chrissy so sure of herself, Damon couldn’t shake the feeling that something was off.The way
Hazel had also considered this possibility, but since Damon kept telling her that he had deceived Harold with his acting, she didn’t think too much about it. Now, after Omar’s reminder, she started to reconsider the matter. Before she could figure it out, Omar added, "Unless his real purpose was to tell you these things, but for some reason, he couldn’t tell you directly and had to do it this way instead." When Omar said this, it felt like a sudden revelation to Hazel. After all these years of planning, Harold couldn’t have trusted anyone so quickly, even someone with the same goal. So the only possibility seemed to be what Omar had just mentioned. "Then what’s his purpose in telling me this? Grandpa, do you think my parents' accident has anything to do with him?" Hazel was confused. She had thought she had everything figured out, but now she realized she hadn’t seen the whole picture. It felt like there was a huge net above her, trapping her in t
Hazel focused her gaze on Sully, pausing for a moment before speaking. "Maybe. I feel like I don’t dislike him as much now." "To be more precise, after he told me the truth about everything, I stopped disliking him. He has his reasons, and everything he did was for his late brother. If I were in his shoes, I’m not sure I could have done much better." At first, Hazel had felt uneasy, thinking that if everything had been clarified from the beginning, many misunderstandings could have been avoided. But now, after experiencing the aftermath of her parents' accident, she understood some of Damon's helplessness. Until she had clarified some matters, she didn’t want to share them with too many people, not even Sully or Xander. To Hazel, these two were some of the most important people in her life right now. "I still think there shouldn't be too many secrets in a relationship," Sully pressed. "Can you accept that, after you're with him, he’ll hide things
Hazel was almost ready to directly reject him, but after thinking it over, she decided to be more tactful. Maybe Damon had been so busy with work and studies his whole life that he didn’t know how to like someone properly. Perhaps he had seen someone confess like this before and just copied it. Maybe it was something he’d learned from an idol drama from a few years ago—those kinds of scenes really existed in those shows. "I’ll have the security take care of all this. You should head back to the office. I heard Price Corp is expecting a big client today. Aren’t you going to meet them?" she said, offering him an out. The idea of a big client was just a way for Hazel to give Damon an excuse to leave. How would she know if Price Corp had a big client coming today? But Damon seemed completely confused by her words. He asked, "I’ve pushed all my work to tomorrow. And our company isn’t expecting any big clients today. Did you hear wrong from someone?" He
Once Hazel returned, she immediately buried herself in company matters, dealing with the clothing brand. After this ‘hunger marketing’ campaign, imitation products had started flooding the market. But this was all within Hazel's expectations. At first, some people might buy these counterfeit products, but once time passes and they can master the quality, those imitations will start to look fake. Then, people will flock to the genuine products with real quality. Sully walked into Hazel's office, holding a document that Agent Amber had sent over. It contained some dirt on Bailey, but it wasn't enough to bring her down from her current position. "Hazel, look, these are all from Agent Amber, you know, Bailey's agent." Hazel and Agent Amber hadn't had much interaction, and what she knew best was Agent Amber's work capabilities and her relationship with Bailey. Hazel skimmed through the documents and when she saw the first part, she thought she’d read it wron
Compared to Bailey, whom she managed, Agent Amber naturally admired Ariana more, as she was someone who genuinely pursued her craft. Ariana lacked the calculated ambition that many others had, making her more pleasant and relatable, with a better connection to the audience. As Agent Amber continued talking, her gaze shifted back to Bailey, and she sighed, "If only Bailey had half of Ariana’s dedication, she wouldn't have ended up as the second female lead." The artists Amber had previously managed might not have started with leading roles, but after transitioning through a few supporting roles, they had consistently remained at the forefront of the screen. Even if they weren’t the female lead, they were often standout supporting characters, sometimes even outshining the female lead. Unlike Bailey, who had participated in numerous variety shows and even self-funded her own micro-drama where she played the female lead, it was only thanks to Agent Amber's personal e
“Mom, I’ve already told you, I’m only marrying Hazel in this life. If you really care about me and don’t want me to live out my days alone, then you’d better treat Hazel well,”After saying this, Damon turned and went straight back to his room.Agatha’s face darkened, her eyes following Damon’s retreating figure, her expression turning malicious.Not only did she not want to see Damon live a lonely life, but she also wanted to hold her grandson as soon as possible. The thought of Delilah’s child saddened her deeply.Since her son and Hazel’s relationship was developing so quickly, it seemed like it was time to check if Hazel could have children.If she truly couldn’t bear children, then Agatha would never allow her to enter the family, no matter what.The recent events involving Hazel hadn’t escaped the notice of Jonah’s family, either....Adele had been k
"I've been so worried these past couple of days! Ever since Xander told me, I've been anxious and couldn't sleep well. I even sent you messages, but you didn’t reply! Thankfully, you're finally back!" Sully was so emotional that she nearly burst into tears. She had originally planned to go on a business trip today, but after hearing from Xander that Hazel was returning, she canceled everything and rushed over. Hazel gently patted Sully on the back. "Alright, alright, nothing happened in the end. But the matter’s still not resolved, and we’ll need your help." After comforting Sully, the group sat down together and began discussing the recent investigations and what Harold really wanted. Omar brought out everything he had recently gathered, which was all information about Harold. Mark also took out a stack of documents, all related to the organization and the past history of Hazel’s parents. Once they had gone through both sets of documents, everything st