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Faced with the old man’s sharp gaze, Damon had nothing to say.
Demian didn’t want Delilah to suffer criticism. If Damon’s earlier plan got out, Delilah would surely be torn apart by public opinion.
The wedding was scheduled for five days later. As soon as the date was set, the news spread
like wildfire online.
“I didn’t believe the rumors about President Price cheating before, but now he’s getting remarried right after the divorce?!”
“Poor my Queen, still entangled with someone like him.”
“Once they’re married, let’s hope Mrs. Price can keep him in check and stop him from bothering my Queen again!”
“My Queen shines solo!”
After scrolling for a long time and not finding any comments she liked, Delilah furiously threw her phone, which hit a servant squarely on the head.
“Ah!” Blood trickled down the servant’s face as the others rushed over in panic.
“She’s bleeding! Oh my, take her to the hospital quickly! Be careful, or it might scar!”
“Lylia, take Nana to the hospital immediately!”
“Hospital? For what?” Delilah walked behind the crowd, her silk nightgown swaying as she
looked down at them with disdain.
“It’s just a scratch. What’s all the fuss about? Go disinfect it with alcohol yourself and stay out of my sight!”
With that, she turned and went upstairs. When she came back down, she had changed into
an elegant, expensive suit.
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Downstairs, everything had been tidied up as if the earlier commotion had never happened.
“I’m heading out. The menu will be sent to your phone. If you can’t get it done before I return, I’ll make you regret it!”
The cook at the Price mansion, also the head of all the household staff, nodded silently.
As soon as Delilah left, the other servants gathered around her.
“Auntie Emma, Nana has already been taken to the hospital, but what about the expenses? We can’t expect her to pay for it herself, right? She’s only been here for a few days!”
Nana was the youngest and newest member of the staff. No one expected her to encounter such trouble so soon after starting.
“Exactly. She’s just a poor girl who took this job because she had nowhere else to go. She doesn’t have much money. If the hospital bill is too high, she won’t be able to afford it.’
“This is clearly Miss Hasani’s responsibility! If Miss Queen were still here, the residence
wouldn’t be in such chaos!”
Auntie Emma shot a sharp glare at the last speaker, who quickly fell silent.
If Delilah overheard such remarks, their punishment would likely be worse.
When Delilah first arrived, she wasn’t this arrogant and domineering. But over time, her temper worsened, and injuring others became a common occurrence.
“If you want to keep working at the Price mansion, you’d better watch your mouths. Nana’s situation should serve as a warning. If you stir up trouble, I won’t be able to save you.”
“Miss Hasani and Mr. Price are about to get married. Mr. Price will probably move back in afterward. We just need to endure this for a while. As for Nana … she’s just unlucky.”
…
In the most luxurious restaurant in Vernon City, Hazel gathered all the clients who had been happily collaborating with Queen Corp but had recently refused to continue the partnership.
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An eighteen-person round table was completely filled.
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“Everyone, there’s no need to feel tense. I invited you here today to ask a simple question: why did you all stop working with Queen Corp? Is it just because I became the president of Queen Corp?”
The attendees exchanged glances, but no one spoke for a long while.
Everyone tacitly chose to ignore Hazel. After all, she was just a young woman with no real power, and these people felt they were well within their rights to put on airs in front of her.
Back in the day, they had negotiated deals with Jonah. Now, they were forced to sit face-to- face with this girl.
If it weren’t for Jonah putting in a good word, they wouldn’t even have attended this
meeting.
“It seems none of you are willing to cooperate,” Hazel said, her tone steady. “I assume my uncle has already informed you about the ultimatum I gave at the board meeting. If I can’t convince all of you to resume working with Queen Corp, I’ll have to relinquish my position
as CEO.”
Sure enough, Jonah must have already disclosed this information to them.
It was precisely because of this that they were able to sit here with confidence.
After all, as long as they endured these few days, they would be able to discuss cooperation with Jonah, and behind the scenes, Jonah had likely promised them many benefits.
Queen Corp was already in financial turmoil, and if they continued these reckless
collaborations, it would only harm Queen Corp.
“I might as well be blunt with you all. I hold 20% of Queen Corp’s shares. In essence, I have the final say here. Any benefits Jonah promised you, I, Hazel Queen, can deliver.”
“On the contrary, what I can offer you, he might not be able to. For example, I can increase Queen Corp’s market value to 10 billion within a year! By then, your share of the projects
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will increase significantly. I don’t need to explain further, do I?”
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It was a matter of whether they cared about the small benefits in front of Jonah or whether
they wanted to play the long game. Anyone who had made it to this position knew the
answer.
But the real question was: Why did Hazel think she had the ability to increase Queen Corp’s value by 10 billion in just one year?
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