"What a coincidence, Mr. Hunt… we meet again." Renee nodded at Stefan, a prideful smile on her face."Indeed. You've been planning this for a very long time, haven't you? What a great performance!" Stefan said, raising an eyebrow.'Tsk tsk, it really was her!' Stefan didn't seem shocked in the slightest. Instead, he felt strangely content. 'Oh, Renee Everheart, of course it's you. You took quite a huge risk this time, huh? I have to admit that I'm impressed.'The woman's status left him feeling much more relieved than before. At the very least, as the 'new chairman of KCL', he wouldn't have to worry about her being taken advantage of. Moreover, her wealth was now enough to give four generations of her family a life of luxury."Frederick, what is the meaning of this? Why is this woman here?! Don't tell me she really is the new chairman of KCL?""Exactly, Frederick, you have to give us a reasonable explanation. Is KCL Holdings toying with us elders?!" The attendees immediately voi
Everyone turned to look at Stefan, falling silent right away. They didn't dare to utter a single sound.Renee stared at the man as well, her beautiful eyes clouded with confusion. The man's support was understandable but also extremely unexpected."Our industry doesn't solely rely on experience—skill is a very important trait as well. Since the attendees of this event are all top contributors, I'm sure you've seen her capabilities from four years ago…" Stefan's indifferent gaze traveled over the crowd as he spoke calmly."She managed to pass every test and earned her position as the president of the Electronics Technology Association, which proves that she is more than capable. Now that she has invented the G6 chip, I think she definitely has the right to be a conference member.""I think Ms. Everheart is quite admirable too!" Akio bowed deeply and smiled at Renee. "Welcome, Ms. Everheart! New talents are always welcome. Let's get to know each other better!"Frederick sighed, turn
"So here's another question... Since the G6 chip is about to be publicly listed on the market, can you perhaps reveal which company KCL Holdings will choose to work with? This will decide who's the leader of our industry for the next decade, after all!" Frederick asked yet another question that piqued everyone's interest."Ms. Everheart, don't think about it too much, just partner up with Higashino Corp! Nearly seventy percent of the artificial intelligence technology in our industry was created by us, and our yearly profit is basically immeasurable! If KCL chooses to work with us, I'll give you twenty percent of our shares!" Akio said eagerly to Renee.Twenty percent of shares sounded quite generous, but a partnership with KCL would certainly bring Akio much more profit."Ms. Everheart, you should work with DR Group! We are currently earning a lot of profit too, and I'll be willing to offer up to fifty percent of our shares to you…"The other members couldn't stand by and watch an
"I'm going to kill you, Renee Everheart!" Seraphina howled like a banshee, and lunged at Renee again. "Who do you think you are?! I'm telling you, I have something that could ruin your reputation! It might even cost you your life, so don't you dare provoke me, or else…""Enough!" Stefan growled harshly, grabbing her and holding her firmly. His gaze was icy as he warned her, "You've been enough of an embarrassment today, so don't make things worse. If you keep this up, not even your entire family's wealth would be enough to pay for the consequences."After hearing this, Seraphina immediately fell silent.Renee quickly took the opportunity to provoke Seraphina into giving her more information. "Oh? Ruin my reputation, you say? Tell me your plan then, my good daughter, Daddy won't get mad at you. Unless… you're bluffing!"Seraphina hid behind Stefan, her mouth shut but her glare piercing. It was obvious that suppressing her rage was absolute torture for her."You should stop messing
"Whoa!" Everyone there gasped in awe, unable to hide their envy at how Stefan was being fought over.Akio instinctively brought out his pocket mirror to tidy up his hair, then turned back to the two women and said smoothly, "You know, ladies, if you two want a pretty boy, I can arrange for a plastic surgeon to operate on me now! Would that work for you?" Anyone would dream of being completely provided for, especially when a life of luxury was promised. Moreover, Renee and Seraphina were quite the lookers, which made the offer even more tempting.'Stefan Hunt is so lucky! Not only is he a genius, but he's been blessed with the perfect face as well!''His looks alone were able to make these two beauties give up everything for him! Isn't God clearly playing favorites here?!' With that, everyone eagerly awaited Stefan's answer, especially the men. All of them rubbed their hands eagerly, wishing they could be in his shoes instead.Stefan, however, was expressionless. "My answer has
Jovan was leaning against the doorway of the meeting room at the time, waiting for Renee. His arms were crossed over his chest, and a lazy smirk was plastered on his handsome face. "Hey now, chairman, you sure hid your secret well. You never fail to impress me!""It was my major for my degree and masters. I never really hid anything, it's just that you just don't know me well enough," Renee said coolly as she eyed the document in her hand, running her fingers through her silky hair. Her demeanor was nonchalant, but her charm shone through regardless.The woman was the epitome of beauty and brains, and she had masked her true self by becoming a gentle housewife back then. Once the mask was off, she could easily make a name for herself."Right, right, I never understood you, nor did Stefan. He was such a useless husband… to think that he doesn't know a thing about you! He deserved whatever karma you just gave him!" Jovan had been watching the livestream outside of the conference hall,
It was rare to see Jovan being friendly with other people."Ah, this is…" Scarlet and Sam looked at Renee, then turned back to Jovan with knowing smiles. "Oh Van, you've finally settled down. We're so happy for you!""You sure are pretty, girl! No wonder you captured his heart! You're the only one Van has ever brought here!""Our hotpot restaurant is Van's secret hideout, and he always says that some good hotpot is all you need to solve any problems in life! We hope you'll be happier after having some of ours today!"Jovan had always behaved like a madman with absolutely no boundaries, but today, he was as bashful as a young teen in love as he brushed Scarlet and Sam off. "You guys, stop being so nosy! You should get back to work!"Jovan and Renee headed over to a table next to a window and sat down. The woman was still quite depressed, and she rested her head in her hands, her eyes gloomy."Alright, chairman, don't be so sad. You fought and won beautifully, so let's have a drink
Renee was slightly speechless upon hearing this. 'Is this guy copying me? I just had Akio Higashino do me a favor, and this punk here is trying to make me do the same? This is basically just canceling out what I got!'"What would you like me to do? It has to be reasonable though. I won't promise you anything that crosses the line!" Renee pondered and decided to compromise.'My, my Stefan. I'm compromising so much that my boundaries are basically non existent!'"Don't be so nervous, it's not like I'm going to force you to do something you don't like. Do I look like that type of person?""Yeah, you do. Every time you go nuts, you're far from a good person. Heck, you don't even act human when that happens!" Renee said. She hadn't forgotten how terrifying the man was when he was in a crazed state. It wasn't even a far stretch to call him a savage animal at those times. Now they were temporarily on the same boat, and could work in peace for the time being. However, that didn't mean sh