Playtime's Over, CEO: She's Really Done With You-Chapter 347: Does Silas Hawthorne Really Love Her That Much?
Time flows like water.
Soon, a week has passed.
Today is the grand opening day of Serena’s new company.
Everything has been handed over from The Lawson Corporation.
Serena has finally reclaimed the possessions of the Sheridan Family.
With the end of the ribbon-cutting ceremony and the booming of ceremonial cannons, Aeon Investments officially opened.
Aeon has two meanings.
The first meaning is her father Evan Sheridan, and the meaning of Serena’s Sheridan Family.
The second meaning is about strategy and timing choice.
When Serena took over all that remained of the Sheridan Family and appeared publicly, almost everyone realized this was the signal that Evan Sheridan’s daughter, Serena, had officially entered the scene.
A lot of people came on this day.
The scene was very lively.
Countless people sent flower baskets.
The hallway was full of them.
Silas Hawthorne, June Hawthorne, Bianca Lynch, Jasper Ford, Xander Linton, the Lynch siblings, Justin Jennings, and Crystal, the Jennings brothers...
And many other people from within and outside the industry.
Serena also specially booked a restaurant for a banquet.
Quite a few people attended the event, and Serena was standing there, greeting each person who came to shake hands with her.
"Mr. Sheridan, congratulations."
"Mr. Sheridan, I’m... Let’s see if there’s a chance to cooperate in the future."
"Mr. Sheridan, come to my company someday, you must give us the honor."
Serena handled it with ease, as her father frequently took her to banquets during her childhood.
Of course, not everyone here was friendly; many came just to watch the excitement.
In the corner, Isla Lawson looked at Xander Linton, who was bustling around Serena, feeling discontented.
"What? Not happy about it?" Quinn Lawson looked at Isla Lawson, gloating.
Isla Lawson glared at Quinn Lawson.
But Quinn Lawson pretended not to see it and continued making sarcastic remarks.
"Oh my, Serena really is impressive, you see, even though she’s with Silas Hawthorne, Xander Linton is still busying himself around her."
"Quinn Lawson, if you don’t speak, no one will take you for a mute!" Isla Lawson snorted coldly and stormed off.
Before leaving, she glanced towards Serena and left a parting shot.
"The investment circle isn’t easy to mix into. As the daughter of a fallen family, let’s see how Serena gets by in the future!"
She thought that since Serena was already with Silas Hawthorne, Xander Linton should have seen the situation clearly and realized her worth.
Yet, Xander Linton still followed Serena around like a lapdog.
It must be that Serena is keeping both Silas Hawthorne and Xander Linton on a string!
Otherwise, she couldn’t think of any other possibility!
Isla Lawson glared at Quinn Lawson again, then left.
Quinn Lawson shrugged, indicating that it had nothing to do with him; he was just an onlooker.
He quite agreed with Isla Lawson’s words though.
This circle is tough to survive in.
This was not just the thought of the two of them but the same thought shared by many others.
"Now the opening is grand, but it would be funny if it collapses soon after."
"Yeah, back then, her father Evan Sheridan ended rather unceremoniously; she’s even less likely to succeed."
"Evan Sheridan initially worked at a top investment bank in Morova, achieving a genius leap from Analyst to MD in four years, returning to the country at 28 with his capital. What does Serena have to compete with?"
"Isn’t she with Silas Hawthorne?"
"The Hawthorne Family isn’t just run by Silas, is it? Besides, how could Julian Lawson swallow his pride?"
"What do you mean?"
"What do you mean? His former wife is now with another man, and he’s supposed to be happy? If Serena lives better beside Silas than she did with him, where would he put his face?"
"That’s true."
"Look, since Aeon opened, Julian Lawson hasn’t made a move. The Lawson Corporation is one of the top three giants; crushing Aeon, an ant, would be a breeze."
The nearby people looked over, nodding in agreement.
Julian Lawson hadn’t shown up.
Nor did he make any gesture.
This seemed to convey his attitude to the outside world.
Serena had heard these voices, but she didn’t take them to heart.
Last night, Julian Lawson sent Jude Chaucer with a check for her.
"President Lawson said that when you divorced, you only took the Sheridan Family’s possessions and nothing else. This is President Lawson’s compensation to you."
"Also, President Lawson mentioned that your company just opened and needs funds everywhere. With this money, you’d find it much smoother."
Jude Chaucer looked very sincere.
Serena had worked with Jude Chaucer before and understood his perspective.
But they were already divorced, and she had said she’d only take what was hers.
So, she politely declined.
Although funds are important, means are more critical.
Earlier today, her secretary asked her, "Serena, President Lawson sent over a flower basket for the opening, should we accept it?"
The secretary, of course, knew about her relationship with Julian Lawson.
Serena thought for a moment but decided not to let the secretary accept it.
Just as the others were still in heated discussions, a car stopped outside.
Silas Hawthorne stepped out of the car.
His face still wore a gentle smile.
But as he passed certain people, he took a few extra glances, and his smile deepened.
He didn’t say a word and walked in first, followed by June Hawthorne and Orion Hawthorne, who kept chatting.
Orion Hawthorne said to his sister, "You know, Serena is really stubborn. A few days ago, when my brother wanted to transfer some assets to be co-owned, she just wouldn’t take them."
Then, in the next moment, he got a tap from June Hawthorne.
"Ouch!"
Orion Hawthorne clutched his head, feeling wronged.
"You don’t understand," June Hawthorne said irritably, "Serena didn’t want it because she’s not greedy. If it were someone else, they’d be eager to grab more!"
"Sis, could you just talk nicely? Why hit me again!" Orion Hawthorne complained.
"Eating, sleeping, and hitting the brother, endless fun," June Hawthorne said breezily. "And, you should call her sister-in-law, you know. Calling her Serena all the time, what’s that about?"
"Aren’t you the one calling her Serena..." Orion Hawthorne mumbled.
"You know I call her Serena, we’re being affectionate!" June Hawthorne rolled her eyes at him.
Seeing his sister raise her hand again, Orion Hawthorne quickly said, "I was wrong, I was wrong, I get it!"
Only then did June Hawthorne happily retract her hand.
She looked over at the group of men who were gossiping just a moment ago and said, "Don’t you all think I’m right?"
This was the famous Miss Hawthorne of Aeston.
How could they dare to make a sound?
They all nodded quickly, agreeing.
They didn’t dare to speak thoughtlessly.
They only dared to say a few more words about Serena, who was alone, but people from a big family like the Hawthornes, they wouldn’t dare utter a word.
This is typical bullying of the weak and fearing the strong.
June Hawthorne and Orion Hawthorne quickly went inside, leaving behind various rumors.
"Do you think that’s true?"
"Not sure, does Silas really love her that much? That would be half of Silas’s estate!"
"But it’s June Hawthorne who said it, so it probably isn’t fake."
"Could it be they will really get married in the future?"
...
At the street corner, in the Maybach, Julian Lawson was listening to these discussions, raising his eyes to look at the hallway beyond.
She did not take his funds.
Nor did she accept the flower basket he sent.
