Playtime's Over, CEO: She's Really Done With You-Chapter 416: The Person Serena Sterling Was Waiting For Gets the Clue

Chapter 416: Chapter 416: The Person Serena Sterling Was Waiting For Gets the Clue

Desmond Wyatt’s face was grim, and he didn’t respond immediately.

A tall, thin man exchanged a glance with the bearded man beside him.

Then the tall, thin man spoke, "We have to come up with a solution. Even though Silas Hawthorne hasn’t mentioned it these past few times, many people on our side are already unhappy."

Desmond Wyatt sneered, "They’re unhappy? Why are they unhappy?"

The tall, thin man promptly replied, "Before, when Aether couldn’t gather enough funds, Mr. Hawthorne praised Serena Sterling’s foresight and wanted to add more; we didn’t allow it and unanimously criticized Serena Sterling..."

"Everyone said that if we had followed Silas Hawthorne’s advice, tested the waters with a small investment, we wouldn’t be so passive now, and year-end dividends and bonuses..."

Desmond Wyatt slammed the table hard.

No one dared to speak.

"The root of the issue is just about bonuses and dividends!" Desmond Wyatt said angrily, "They don’t even think about our initial reasons for doing this!"

The remaining people exchanged looks, and someone muttered, "No matter what, many people need an explanation."

To be honest, they were unhappy too.

Who wouldn’t want more money?

Just like Silas Hawthorne said before, every year, the Hawthorne Group has so many projects, and not every project is profitable.

There are bound to be trial and error projects.

Many of their own projects were also not profitable.

The investment Aether needed was insignificant.

At that time, they were making things difficult for Silas Hawthorne and Serena Sterling by wielding their power unwisely.

Many neutral parties supported them because they thought Serena Sterling’s ventures would lose money and affect their dividends.

The current result is that not investing was the loss, and those people can’t sit still!

"Director Wyatt, we need to find a solution, or our situation will be dire," the bearded man said.

"Hmph!"

Desmond Wyatt slammed the table again, his eyes filled with resentment.

Serena Sterling!

Serena Sterling did it on purpose, deliberately using preemptive rights to take the rest!

If the Hawthorne Group had managed to get on board that time, he could have said it was a precautionary move, so the second time they invested, there wouldn’t be significant losses, and they wouldn’t be so passive!

But now, the car door is welded shut!

They also knew that the Ford Group would certainly support Jasper Ford, so even if a large share comes out next time, the Ford Group will strive to acquire it.

For no other reason than that the Ford Group also needs transformation.

"Director Wyatt..."

"I’ll think of something," Desmond Wyatt said, "Listen to me, later we’ll do this..."

Desmond Wyatt muttered a lot under his breath.

When they came out, the meeting was about to start.

The group quickly made their way to the conference room, hastily adjusting their strategy with a few others.

Before they could finish, the door to the conference room opened, and Silas Hawthorne walked in.

Silas Hawthorne scanned the expressions of everyone present; he understood but said nothing and sat in his usual seat.

"Let’s begin," Silas Hawthorne said.

...

Elsewhere.

Serena Sterling was at Aeon.

Countless people came wanting to talk with her.

But Serena Sterling refused them all.

There was nothing to discuss for now.

She needed to wait.

For the things she had always wanted to obtain.

"Knock, knock."

There was a knock at the office door.

Raine brought Archie in.

Serena Sterling smiled slightly, "Uncle Archie."

Archie also smiled and came over, shaking hands with Serena Sterling.

Looking at Serena Sterling’s face, Archie’s eyes filled with memories.

Serena Sterling sat Archie down.

"Uncle Archie, I asked you before about my father’s situation. You always said I wasn’t ready to know. Can you now tell me some clues?" Serena Sterling was nervous but tried to stay composed.

Archie looked at Serena Sterling and sighed softly.

"Regarding Evan Sheridan’s death, I actually don’t know much. But at the time, when he was liaising with MKK, he did everything through me."

Archie reminisced, "He was truly a genius. Back when we both worked at MKK, I was always not as good as him. I always wondered how he pulled off those incredible maneuvers. Imaginative, yet grounded in reality."

"I was once very jealous of him."

"But he told me, ’Archie, I don’t belong here. I miss my homeland. I want to return, and here, you are my best friend.’"

"I was ashamed of my feelings, but he never minded. Later, when he came to Aeston, he even recommended me to the higher-ups. Since then, he only dealt with me, which greatly aided my progression to where I am today."

Archie said this while looking at Serena Sterling.

"You really resemble him," Archie smiled, "Actually, you look more like your mother, but character-wise, you are much like him."

Serena Sterling lowered her eyes a bit; few had ever told her such things.

In Aeston, people who once knew Evan Sheridan avoided talking about him.

And her father had been gone for many years now.

This made Serena Sterling’s eyes slightly tear up.

She couldn’t help but look up, saying, "Uncle Archie, my father, ultimately..."

"Kid, I really don’t know," Archie said, "But I will give you all the archives of our last year’s correspondence."

Archie looked at Serena Sterling, smiling, "This is everything I can do over the years."

Serena Sterling nodded gratefully.

"Thank you, Uncle Archie," Serena Sterling said emotionally.

Archie said nothing, gently tapping Serena Sterling’s shoulder.

"I hope everything goes smoothly for you," Archie said, handing over a box he had prepared in advance to Serena Sterling.

He had preserved it for a long time.

The moment he heard of Evan Sheridan’s death, he took measures to preserve what he could.

This turned out to be the right decision, as later, someone tampered with his things.

His residence had been burglarized; many items trashed and damaged. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

But the items in this box, he saved in advance, so they lasted to this day.

Serena Sterling’s hand was slightly trembling as she inhaled deeply, forcing calm as she reached for the box and opened it.

Inside was a DVD.

Presumably holding the data Archie mentioned.

Serena Sterling looked up, her eyes reddened, expressing gratitude again.

Archie simply nodded at her, then turned and left.

Leaving Serena Sterling alone in the office.

She controlled her urge to immediately look at the DVD.

She needed to wait for one more thing to be done.

...

Elsewhere.

At the Hawthorne Group conference room.

The routine meeting quickly concluded.

Silas Hawthorne asked as usual, "Is there anything else?"

But unlike before, someone stood up this time.

"I have something else," said Desmond Wyatt.

Everyone turned to look at him.

Silas Hawthorne also looked up in Desmond Wyatt’s direction.