Addiction to Temptation: His Mischievous Sweetheart Captivates Him-Chapter 194: Ridiculous
Seraphina didn’t make any further explanations. After returning to her office, she immediately called Natalie Vaughn to report the situation.
"Madam, just as you thought, Serena Blackwood must be completely stunned right now."
Natalie sighed.
"What a pity, I couldn’t see her look of frustration with my own eyes."
Seraphina lowered her voice with a smile.
"Madam, the conference room has cameras, and I specifically instructed someone to save today’s recordings."
"Oh, my dear Seraphina, you truly understand me."
Upon hearing Natalie’s cheerful voice, Seraphina felt her own mood lift as well.
"As long as you’re happy, Madam."
"Just wait, when Zane returns, I’ll make sure he gives you a bigger year-end bonus."
Ethan: !!!!! Madam! You’re simply my goddess!
"It’s my honor to work for you, Madam."
Natalie truly appreciated Seraphina’s sharp insight.
"Stop calling me Madam. Just call me Nina. When I return to Astra City, let’s go out and have some fun together."
"I’ll wait for your return then."
She didn’t dare call her "Nina" just yet.
After finishing her report to Natalie, Seraphina called Zane. As expected, upon hearing that Natalie was having fun, Zane was also in a good mood. Without Natalie even asking, he directly assigned Seraphina as the project leader for a new project.
This was far more enticing than any year-end bonus.
After hanging up, Seraphina couldn’t hide her smile. Usually influenced by Zane, Seraphina wasn’t someone who smiled easily. However, seeing her smile now, the other people in the executive office couldn’t help but be curious.
"What good news did you receive, Seraphina?"
Seraphina cleared her throat lightly, feeling rarely inclined to chat a bit with them.
"Do you want to know a way to win the boss’s favor?"
The others exchanged glances and immediately nodded.
"Of course we do!"
Who wouldn’t want to know how to please the boss, especially since their boss could be rather scary when upset? This tip was invaluable!
Seraphina wasn’t stingy.
"You know President Thorne is married, right?"
"Yes, we know."
"I can solve this! He married the eldest daughter of the Vaughn Family. Though it was said to be a marriage of convenience, apparently the relationship is quite good."
Seraphina chuckled.
"It’s more than just good; the boss absolutely dotes on his wife."
"So... the way is to hold onto the wife’s coattails?"
Seraphina snapped her fingers.
"Exactly."
"But how do we even get a hold of the wife’s coattails?"
"That’s right, we’ve never seen her at the company. How could we even meet her?"
"Seraphina, do you have any tips?"
Seraphina just smiled without answering, sipping her coffee as she returned to her desk.
Joking, she hadn’t even latched onto the wife’s coattails enough herself; how could she let others share the spoils?
Besides, winning the wife’s favor wasn’t a simple task.
...
At seven in the evening, Weibo exploded.
#Multiple brands simultaneously terminate contracts with Serena Blackwood#
#Serena Blackwood#
#Was Serena Blackwood targeted by capital?#
#In just two days Serena Blackwood is left with only two endorsements#
...
The brands terminating their contracts with Serena Blackwood seemed to have coordinated, all releasing the news at the same time.
Serena’s career had been smooth, with looks, charisma, acting skills, and a good public image. She was one of the top-tier actresses, so the sudden wave of contract terminations left her fans bewildered, and onlookers were also puzzled, beginning to gossip.
Everyone started investigating whom Serena had offended. After digging into her recent activities, they discovered that Serena had been taken down overnight.
There was no warning, just that direct.
Everyone was curious about how powerful the forces behind this must be to achieve such a feat overnight. Netizens even uncovered that Serena was a daughter of the Blackwood Family, with her last remaining endorsements being those affiliated with the family. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂
Though the Blackwood Family was quite influential, it seemed they were being effortlessly handled, suggesting the strength of the forces behind the scenes.
Serena’s fans began to stand up for her, questioning why their beloved Serena faced such massive backlash without doing anything wrong. Even the major fan accounts had no clue, as the incident was so swift they couldn’t link it to anything specific.
For a while, everyone on Weibo was discussing Serena Blackwood.
Meanwhile, Serena was being summoned back to the Blackwood Family, resembling a soulless puppet, her strings cut, left in ruins.
The Blackwood Family, unlike the online community, quickly identified several forces targeting Serena.
When the news of the terminated contracts broke on Weibo, the Blackwood Family received a call from the Veridia Police Department, informing them of Jasmine Blackwood’s attempted murder of Natalie Vaughn, orchestrated at Serena’s behest, and requesting Serena’s presence at the department for investigation.
When Yvonne Blackwood discovered The Thorne Group’s involvement, clarity dawned upon her. Her adopted younger sister seemed to have been Zane’s classmate back in high school.
She looked at the despondent woman on the sofa with disdain, not holding back her contempt and mockery.
"I thought you were so pure, but it turns out you were eyeing Zane. Have you looked at yourself? Do you think Zane would even notice you?"
"Where did you get the nerve to go against Natalie? You even wanted Natalie dead. You’re quite the ’good’ sister, bringing so much trouble to the Blackwood Family."
Though Natalie was unharmed, Serena’s attempt was a fact, and neither the Vaughn Family nor the Thorne Family would let Serena off lightly.
The Blackwood Family, in turn, couldn’t escape unscathed; today they faced obstructions on many projects.
Serena remained silent, her mind lingering on how Seraphina revealed that it was Natalie who instructed her to handle the collaboration, implying that Natalie knew all along Serena was behind it all, cutting off her other paths, and offering her a glimmer of hope only to crush it herself.
Laughably, she genuinely believed Zane remembered her.
Ridiculous, hateful indeed. Serena resented Natalie for effortlessly winning the affection she had longed for, resented Natalie’s perfect background and universal love, resented her possession of everything.
Now, she could even interfere in Thorne Group matters.
Ha.
Seeing Serena’s silence, Yvonne’s fury intensified. When she had once requested their grandfather to arrange a marriage with the Thorne Family, her dear sister mentioned the Blackwood Family’s declining influence, leading to the denial of her request.
Turns out she had her own agenda.
"You vile woman, you’re a curse to the Blackwood Family! What did you come back for? All my hard work for the company and family, numerous projects, all ruined because of you, all ruined!"
With those words, Yvonne threw her purse at her.
Its hard surface immediately split Serena’s head open.
Serena, never favored, observed as no one in the Blackwood Family moved to stop Yvonne’s actions.
The Blackwood Family could do without Serena, but now, they couldn’t do without Yvonne.
Old Master Blackwood clutched his chest, overwhelmed by pain.
"Later, you will accompany me to the Vaughn Family to apologize."
