New messages flooded in, and Arla checked her WhatsApp.
Zoe: [Arla, sorry that we couldn’t stop your grandpa. Infuriated, he fainted and was rushed to the hospital, so we had to yield.)
Zon: (That statement is nothing. You are still one of us.
Logan: [Arla, don’t take the trending topics to heart. I will contact the police, and you won’t go to jail. I can help if it is inconvenient for you to explain the source of that sum of money.
Caleb: Aria, you have my support no matter what you choose to do. Am I still your brother?
Silvia: [I’m sorry, Aria.]
Aria read the messages, and a bitter smile flashed past her face. The Saxon family finally made their choice, and Aria was completely abandoned.
Aria had learned long ago that her real family was the Saxons, At 15 years old, she killed Declan and then spent one month observing the Saxon family.
Zoo escorted Silvia to school and later home every day. She kept Silvia company under the burning sun when the latter lined up for cakes or coffee.
She secretly prepared gifts for Silvia’s roommates for fear that they would bully Silvia…
Logan was a man of action. He frequently bought gifts for his wife and his daughter.
At the auction, he didn’t mind becoming a spendthrift as long as there were items that interested his wife and his daughter…
Caleb was gentle while Nathan was protective of Silvia unconditionally.
Firm in speech but soft in heart, Joseph sometimes gave Silvia a smiling face, and he was generous in the stock transfer.
Luke treated Silvia as if she were his child. The Saxon family was a loving one. Ania’s attempt to join the Saxon family failed and broke the balance.
The Saxon family pive Aria love moved with guilt, and they couldn’t trust her unconditionally.
Aria closed her eyes, and the last bit of her expectation was gone. Without the Saxon family, she could lead a good life. She turned off her phone and gor ready for the coming meeting
In a conference room, the shareholders were in a heated discussion
“Mr. Oconnor, without the chips from the Cole Group, we can’t continue our project, and our loss will reach more than 25 million dollars.”
“We have done a lot for this project. Mr. Oconnor, all our efforts will result in nothing”
A third shareholder argued, “The Cole Group agreed to surrender another 1% of the profits to us. The Shaw Group is ambitious about medical bots. If the Cole Group is angered and turns to the Shaw Group”
Right then, his speech was interrupted by the alarm clock, Silence fell, and the black phone on the table became the center of attention.
Johnny Oconnor cleared his throat, picked up the phone, and silenced it. “It’s 8:50.” What did that mean? The shareholders looked at Johnny with
confusion
“Don’t you demand to meet that mysterious shareholder? She will be here at 9:00,” Johnny explained.
Wide–eyed, the shareholders forgot their argument. Seven or eight years ago, the Stars Group was on the verge of bankruptcy, and Johnny popped up with a bunch of researchers and bought it.
That bunch of researchers was mysterious and kept a low profile. They seldom interacted with other workers in the Stars Group.
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o technology, the Stars Group was in desperate need of money.
Johnny travelled around the world to look for Investors. One day, he returned with a large sum of money, and the Stars Group than had a to tharcholder.
Whenever the Stars Group needed money, that mysterious shareholder sent money over in time. Gradually, she spent more and more money in Group,
Therefore, she had many more shares than the other shareholders did. In eight years, the Stars Group became one of the top companies in Mandino City- More than once, the other shareholders wanted to buy the shares from the mysterious one, but only Johnny kept in contact with her.
This was the lobby of the Stars Group.
Aria walked forward, and the receptionist recognized her and stopped her by asking, “Ms. Saxon, what can I do for you?”
The bad rumors about Aria were widely spread, so the receptionist was rude. Without a word, Aria showed the receptionist her certificate of appointment.
Pouting, the receptionist took the paper over, and her eyes soon became wide open. “May I go in now?” Aria asked.
The receptionist snapped back to reality. Trembling all over her body, she handed the paper back to Aria. “Ot, of course.”
Aria took the paper and walked on. In a trance, the receptionist stood rooted to the spot and stared at Aria’s back.
Right then, Liam arrived at the Stars Group and caught sight of Aria who wa
was walking into the elevator.
“What is she doing here?” Soon, he had his answer to this question “Grandpa was right. Aria is the reason why the Stars Group forced us out of the project,” he thought.
Sullen, Liam tapped the table and said, “Hello, I have an appointment with Mr. Oconnor.”
“Oh, well, Mr. Oconnor is in a meeting. It will be over soon. Please wait,” the receptionist responded.
ses and made a call, Johnny’s assistant went downstairs and led the way for Liam.
The receptionist came back to her senses and mai
This was the conference room. “She’s here.” Speaking, Johnny stood up and walked toward the door,
The shareholders swallowed nervously, their eyes glued to the door. After the glass door was pulled open, a figure came into view.
“Aris?”
“Aren’t you a member of the Cole Group board? What are you doing here?”
Johnny explained, “She’s the person who keeps funding1 the Stars Group all these years.”
Stunned, the shareholders sprang to their feet. “No way!”
“How old was she eight years ago!”
rl keep funding the Stars Group? From millions of dollars to billions?
How could a fourteen–year–old girl
Aria pulled a chair over and sat down. Her eyes swept across the room. “Yes, it’s me.” ja took the other people three minutes to accept the truth.
“Did you force the Cole Group out of the project because Liam wants to divorce you?”
“Ms. Saxon, you are the largest shareholder of the Stars Group and have the final say here, but you shouldn’t be carried away by your anger.
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“You shouldn’t!” Those critical voices contained contempl.
Aria picked up a glass of water, took a sip, and then said blandly, “Do you know the Cole Group better fan i do?”
She had been the CEO of the Cole Group for two years, so she knew that company well.
The technology of the Cole Group is immature. A researcher from GlaTech, Ruby Olsen, owes me a favor, and she agreed to join us at the end of this year. She will stay here for one year,” she went on.
Instantly, the others stared at Aria in shock. A researcher from GloTech? Ar la could get help from such a talent.
Aria added. “I don’t work in the Cole Group anymore, so we will make our own chip…
The meeting lasted for one hour. Waiting, Liam gradually lost his patience. Angered, he stood up and left with his papers.
In the corridor, some noises caught his attention, and he looked over. At the end of the corridor, Aria stood out among the men in suits.
