Chubby Mommy: Scheming Daddy, Surrender Now!-Chapter 323: Have You Fallen for Me?

The Sullivan Group, CEO’s office. Rhonda Sullivan shredded the latest issue of VS Magazine into pieces. Her lips uncontrollably twitched with rage, as if she might erupt any second.

She urgently made a long-distance call to Dr. L, "Why was Nirvana shortlisted? Have you softened your heart toward that woman again?"

"Do you know who you’re speaking to?"

L’s deep and drawling voice reached her ears, like a gulp of icy water forced down one’s throat in the dead of winter, chilling her to the bone. Rhonda shivered instinctively, and before she could react, the call was already disconnected.

After Naomi Sinclair delayed the collaboration between the Lawson Group and the Sterling Group, several months were lost. During that time, The Sterling Group and The Sinclair Group allied, and L had a fallout with Aidan Sinclair.

Subsequently, the Lawson Group intended to change its approach to directly enter the Celestian Market, but clearly someone was obstructing them here, and the legal procedures couldn’t get approved. Now, if they wanted to appear in the Celestian Market, they could only use agents to sell as imported goods.

After Rhonda Sullivan learned about these circumstances, she extended an olive branch to Dr. L once more.

During the year Howard was at The Sullivan Group, he utilized the network he had amassed at The Sterling Group and his unique insight to invest in several excellent projects for the Sullivan Group. Rhonda Sullivan took over just at the right time to reap the benefits.

If she follows the plan he set and executes it well, this year’s year-end financial audit results will undoubtedly be impressive.

Rhonda Sullivan is now fully focused on her career, and although she missed the golden opportunity for Sullivan Group’s transformation, she believes she still has the power to crush Ruby Sullivan, especially if Ethan Sterling chooses to support her unconditionally. Then it would be her time to counterattack.

She stood in front of the mirror, looking at her facial features that seemed somewhat distorted, and viciously said, "Ruby Sullivan, Ethan Sterling, you owe me, and you will pay it all back, step by step!"

She took a deep breath, put on a fake smile, and picked up the phone again, "Dr. L, I apologize for my earlier rudeness. I know you have your plans, but once Ruby Sullivan’s company has a market presence, it would be disadvantageous for both you and me."

"It’s none of your concern." L said, and once again hung up.

L sat at an open-air café by the coastline, the espresso before him already cooled, and he had no mood to drink it.

The light salty scent of the sea in the air made him involuntarily think of Nirvana’s base note.

Generally, premium aromatic perfumes take seven to eight hours to reach the base note. By then, the fragrance has already blended with the body’s scent, producing a unique scent with each person, which is why it’s said that a pleasant perfume might not necessarily suit everyone.

Nirvana’s wonder lies not only in the splendid transformation of its three notes. To L, the base note is the most stunning part, maintaining a crisp oceanic tone even when the scent should be fading, seemingly giving anyone who wears it a perfect base note.

This was without exception among over a hundred randomly selected testers over a month, a true miracle in the world of perfumes.

One professional judge said that every time he used oceanic perfumes, he felt overly greasy, and during the base note, a smell akin to body odor would emerge, which was utterly frustrating. To L’s surprise, even this stubborn old man considered Nirvana perfect and claimed he had never experienced such an elegant base note before.

Even though L had absolute authority in FIFI and initially refrained from evaluating Nirvana to avoid suspicion, he eventually abandoned any forceful intervention given the overwhelming support.

No one knows her talent better than he does, and he’s the one who truly appreciates her—the silly woman!

L frowned, suddenly in a foul mood, and got up to leave.

*

This issue of VS not only reached the top ten in online digital sales but also surpassed the combined sales of the previous two issues in just the first week of offline physical magazine sales. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

Ethan Sterling and Ruby Sullivan, a couple imbued with all the glories of showbiz: their high looks, their position at the top of the pyramid, and not to mention their extraordinarily tumultuous marital journey—any random episode could be made into a tragic love drama—attracted even those indifferent to celebrities to buy a copy to satisfy their curiosity.

Additionally, there was Emma’s global fans’ substantial purchasing power. As expensive as perfume is, they could preorder so many; there was simply no reason not to buy a magazine marking the goddess’s comeback!

After discussing with the body painter she had collaborated with during a previous advertisement shoot, Emma designed a vine rooted behind her ear, winding along the contours of her face to the scar, and painted a blooming violet on the scar—beautifully and exquisitely, like a piece of art that needed careful protection.

However, when the interview concluded, she decided to wash off the body paint and capture her true appearance on camera.

Dragon Girl didn’t expect Emma to bring such a sensational scoop, and after confirming her decision multiple times, although Faye Truman was also taken aback, seeing the determination in Emma’s eyes, Faye chose not to dissuade her.

When the lens focused on her, she recalled Honey’s words—Auntie is very beautiful—and then smiled brightly at the camera.

The photographer, living up to expectations, captured her smile for eternity.

The interview was headlined: Emma, The Most Beautiful Phoenix After Rising From The Ashes.

At that moment, Cindy Sterling was touching the magazine page with her photo, showing a faint smile. She slept for a day and a night after the interview and hadn’t gone online until the magazine was in her hands.

She wasn’t sure she was ready to face the myriad voices online, nor did she want to force herself to risk it.

After this ordeal, she realized that occasionally fearing something is quite beneficial; it teaches you to understand your limits, enabling you to protect yourself better.

Not far away, Nathaniel Truman, rubbing his eyes and keeping an eye on her, was caught up in innumerable musings.

The day after VS Magazine was released, his inbox contained over thirty work-related emails, among which were those from talent agencies. But for the past few days, anytime he brought up these topics, she either changed the subject, pretended not to hear, or directly walked away, her stance was quite clear.

Nathaniel Truman was hesitant to push the conversation because he couldn’t yet determine whether she couldn’t face a brand-new work life or didn’t want to replace him as her manager.

If she were to indulge in self-destruction again, he truly didn’t know how much longer he’d have to stay with the Sterling Family.

While he was caught in his own quandary, Cindy Sterling suddenly shifted position, leaning on the couch back and looking at him, "You’ve been staring at me for so long, have you fallen for me?"

What? Nathaniel Truman was petrified. Looking at her beaming smile, he thought saying "not at all" now would make him less of a human.