Chubby Mommy: Scheming Daddy, Surrender Now!-Chapter 309: The Joy of Having Money

The perfume bottles have already found a manufacturer, but because the process requirements are extremely high, the asking price is naturally beautiful. Howard has been negotiating with them these days, hoping to reduce some costs, but Ruby Sullivan thinks it’s unlikely.

If she had the seventy million from the Yates Family, she wouldn’t have to worry about this expense, could first repay Ethan Sterling the money he loaned her, and then give Sasha Shaw twenty million to quickly establish the physical store.

Even if the first fragrance ends up with a net profit loss after covering the compensation for the gambling agreement, as a wealthy boss, she wouldn’t worry about continuing business operations.

However, seventy million, is the Yates Family really willing to take this loss?

She thought of her own father, uncertain if he would choose to let her go to jail or choose to compensate. Ruby Sullivan didn’t dare to think too deeply, afraid it would make her sad.

After that night, she hadn’t heard any news from her father. Since he and Rhonda Sullivan were truly father and daughter, she needn’t worry that Rhonda would treat him poorly. Besides, even if Rhonda did treat him poorly, he wouldn’t mind, would he?

She used to see in social news about rural families favoring boys over girls, giving all their savings to sons who ended up mistreating them, while the married daughters received nothing and still had to fulfill filial duties. Even stranger, the elders involved often still believed the son was the best, as if it was always meant to be this way.

She figured her dad probably thought the same way, that he favored Rhonda more in his heart, so she couldn’t compare anyway.

The Yates Family did not disappoint Ethan Sterling; news came four days later.

Gideon Yates hosted a banquet at a very luxurious hotel, inviting the Sterling couple for dinner. Present were not only the families and their lawyers but also Skylar Aldrin as Gwen Yates’s boyfriend.

Gideon Yates immediately wrote a seventy million check on the spot, declaring that a press conference had been arranged for tomorrow morning.

Though Gwen was reluctant, she didn’t want to reveal her true nature in front of Skylar Aldrin, so she timidly raised her glass to apologize to Ruby Sullivan, "Mrs. Sterling, I’m sorry."

Ruby Sullivan recalled the junior she saw at H University, then looked at Gwen Yates, who appeared aggrieved, feeling somewhat emotional. Why insist on a man who doesn’t belong to you? Why harm someone for it?

She didn’t show a friendly face just because of the other party’s feigned sincerity, smiling faintly, "Miss Yates, there’s no need to be so polite. After all, you didn’t sincerely want to apologize to me. What I value isn’t your ’sorry.’ Save your energy to say it in front of reporters tomorrow; don’t let your dad’s seventy million go down the drain."

"You!" Gwen Yates looked up, glaring daggers at her, wishing she could grind her silver teeth to pieces.

Skylar Aldrin quickly held her hand, smiling to ease the tension, "Sister-in-law, don’t be angry. It’s all because Wenwen is immature."

Gwen couldn’t help but pinch his thigh hard, thinking, "So, this is what comes from a military family, no spine?"

Ruby Sullivan didn’t want to waste more time here. Since the problems were resolved, she tugged Ethan Sterling’s sleeve, "Are we leaving or not?"

Ethan Sterling answered promptly, "It’s getting late; you can discuss other matters with Lawyer Rhodes." With that, he took his wife’s hand and left.

After getting in the car, Ruby frowned at the check, "Will we be able to cash this?"

"We will." Ethan Sterling patted her head, "Tomorrow morning, have Howard take you to the bank to open an account. I’ll have someone monitor the press conference situation."

Thinking about having seventy million in her account soon, Ruby Sullivan was so happy she started humming.

That mermaid bottle still hadn’t found a manufacturer, but with this money, Ruby Sullivan could immediately have Howard contact a company in Nihona, at least order the bottles in advance.

However, before Ruby Sullivan could share this good news with Howard, he called first with not-so-good news.

FIFI’s official website released this year’s judge panel, prominently featuring Dr. L’s name.

This means Dr. L’s new product won’t participate in this year’s competition.

For all contestants, this is good since there’s one less formidable competitor, but for Ruby Sullivan, the news was like a bolt from the blue.

She immediately thought of his new perfume named FuckTheWorld and recalled Lawson Group’s various setbacks in the business world last year. She couldn’t guarantee that small-minded mentor wouldn’t use official matters for personal revenge.

If she couldn’t win an award at FIFI, it would mean it’d be tough to achieve sufficient gross profit.

According to her original plan, if this fragrance lost badly, Nirvana might have no future. So after Howard finished speaking, he was anxious, not hearing Ruby Sullivan respond for a while, and didn’t dare to rush her.

But he didn’t expect to hear Ruby Sullivan’s laughter, and after a moment, he asked worriedly, "Boss, are you... okay?"

"Hmm, of course, I’m alright, no problem, you don’t need to worry. At worst, we just lose some money. Don’t worry, I have money."

Hearing her relaxed tone, Howard believed that Ethan Sterling had given her the confidence, so he stopped worrying.

The next morning, he learned what Ruby Sullivan meant by having money; it turned out she really had money.

After transferring the check’s amount to the account, Ruby Sullivan opened her phone to watch the live-streamed press conference. The Yates Family instantly became famous in Ariston; those who wanted to push women onto Ethan Sterling or climb into his bed trembled. Whether Ethan protected his wife or Ruby Sullivan had tricks up her sleeve, no one could meddle with this pair.

Ruby Sullivan was pleased with Gwen Yates’s remorseful demeanor, her apology letter sounding decent. She then sent Ethan Sterling an OK emoji. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

After returning to the office with Howard, she restructured the studio. Now that they had such a large sum of money, they could advance plans previously only imagined.

Of course, the first task was to research the new fragrance; they couldn’t let that beautiful bottle be wasted.

Under Howard’s precise calculations, after repaying Ethan Sterling’s seed money, they could allocate a maximum of ten million to support Sasha Shaw’s studio.

Ruby Sullivan chose to trust Howard entirely regarding matters she didn’t understand, so she immediately contacted Sasha Shaw to explain the ten million situation.

After hearing the whole story, Sasha Shaw was in awe of Ethan Sterling, "I can no longer call him a cunning businessman. Without his shrewdness, it wouldn’t have been possible to make the Yates Family take such a big fall. However, I appreciate your intention; I can’t take this money."

Ruby Sullivan pouted, "Darling, you’re not disdaining the money, are you?"

Although Ethan Sterling said it was her due, the origins of this money inevitably had an element of exploitation.

"I might disdain you, but never money, okay? It’s just..." She felt embarrassed. She had been under Sasha Shaw’s care all the time; how long was that supposed to continue?

"Then consider it a design fee from me to you."

"I’m not worth that much." She thought for a moment, "If you insist on giving me this money, consider it your investment. I’ll draft a contract. If you agree, I’ll accept it; if not, I won’t."

"Alright, alright, as you say." Ruby Sullivan happily agreed, feeling that the sensation of having money was truly wonderful.