Playtime's Over, CEO: She's Really Done With You-Chapter 383: Discovering He’d Been Blocked

Silas Hawthorne deliberately spread the word, firstly to let everyone know that Serena is his fiancée and that he is firmly standing with Serena, and secondly to clear any obstacles to marrying her.

Whether these people oppose or not means nothing to him. There are always factions within the group; this is inevitable, and new ones will replace the old ones.

He just doesn’t want Serena to be pointed at and wronged.

After a while, Secretary Sawyer knocked on the door again.

"Chairman Jenkins is here," Secretary Sawyer said.

Silas Hawthorne nodded and let him bring in the person.

Silas Hawthorne sat on the adjacent sofa with his guest; Chairman Jenkins was on his side.

"Silas, what’s going on between you and Serena?" Chairman Jenkins asked.

Their views were similar to those of June and Orion Hawthorne, believing it’s just small capital trial and error, but he still wanted to ask.

Silas Hawthorne roughly explained the benefits of the project.

"As for the departure of the core technical staff," Silas Hawthorne said, "there will always be solutions."

He won’t mention this now; things need Serena to decide for herself.

"Don’t worry, Chairman Jenkins, I love Serena, marrying her doesn’t conflict with her abilities," Silas Hawthorne said with a smile, "Believe me, she’s excellent."

Chairman Jenkins nodded, reached out, and patted Silas Hawthorne on the shoulder: "As long as you know what you’re doing, you’re not young anymore, it’s about time to settle down."

Silas Hawthorne nodded with a smile.

After Chairman Jenkins left, Brandon Huxley arrived as well.

Silas Hawthorne chatted with Brandon Huxley.

Brandon Huxley was also having a rough time.

"Regarding Emeric’s situation, I can’t say much now; after all, he’s still in Cygnus focusing on his mother’s illness; any changes might not be good."

Emeric Grant is Brandon Huxley’s friend and also a core technical staff member.

Silas Hawthorne expressed understanding.

"You can talk more with Serena," Silas Hawthorne said.

Brandon Huxley nodded, knowing that Serena played a significant role in this matter.

"I need a definitive answer from you," Silas Hawthorne said, "If Emeric’s mother’s condition stabilizes, what’s the probability of your technical breakthrough?"

"Rest assured, Mr. Hawthorne," Brandon Huxley said confidently.

Brandon Huxley was very confident in this area.

They initially planned to make a significant impact, so they kept things tightly under wraps.

After two consecutive breakthroughs, they received multiple overseas orders.

With Emeric Grant’s technical support and Brandon Huxley’s commercial operation skills, they could easily increase their valuation with some maneuvering.

By that time, when they proceed with financing, their shares would be worth more, which was their initial plan.

But the unexpected incident with Emeric’s mother led to the current situation.

Silas Hawthorne nodded, satisfied with the assurance.

"I assume you will still go through multiple financing rounds in the future, right?" Silas Hawthorne continued asking.

"Of course," Brandon Huxley replied.

For something like robotics, significant investment will undoubtedly enter later.

"Alright, I understand," Silas Hawthorne said with a smile.

The two exchanged glances; smart people don’t need to make things too explicit.

After chatting for a while, Brandon Huxley left.

On the first floor, someone blocked Brandon Huxley’s way.

"Mr. Huxley, what did you just discuss with Mr. Hawthorne?"

Brandon Huxley slightly frowned and gave a glance: "It’s between us."

"Haha, no worries, Mr. Huxley. We’re not trying to pry into your secrets; it’s just that Mr. Hawthorne mentioned not investing in your company anymore. We wanted to get some insight from you," the person continued asking.

Brandon Huxley looked at the person deeply and said, "We’re just not investing for now."

"Alright, understood," the person said with a smile and then walked away.

Brandon Huxley watched the person leave and glanced in the direction of Silas Hawthorne’s office.

He said nothing in the end and turned to leave.

...

The news of Brandon Huxley’s visits to Hawthorne Group spread like wildfire.

Online rumors had it that Silas Hawthorne was pressuring Brandon Huxley for Serena’s sake.

"Silas Hawthorne is really being unrealistic; isn’t it Serena who caused the trouble? She should accept the consequences."

"Exactly, who asked Serena to insist on investing without understanding the situation first?"

"I wonder if they had a fight now?"

"I don’t know, but haven’t people been saying their relationship is good? Silas Hawthorne even repeatedly supported Serena publicly, and now he’s pressuring Brandon Huxley."

...

Time passed like this.

On the fourth day, Serena Sterling boarded a plane to Gallia.

The news caused even more heated discussions.

Lawson Tower.

"What’s she going to Gallia for?" someone asked, puzzled.

"No idea, maybe to make amends? Or to flee and avoid the situation?" someone else suggested.

"Anyway, I feel like she can’t stay in Aeston anymore. If Silas Hawthorne helps her clean up this mess after this failure, she’ll still need to hide for a while."

"Yes, I heard Silas Hawthorne is under a lot of pressure now; Hawthorne Group’s board is already pressing him."

"Luckily, President Lawson divorced Serena before this; otherwise, who knows what could happen now!"

...

While discussions continued around the corner, suddenly—

"Ahem."

A cough was heard, and the whispering crowd quickly turned to see Jude Chaucer.

Jude Chaucer was pushing Julian Lawson, who was in a wheelchair, along the corridor.

The group was taken aback upon seeing Julian Lawson, considering they had just been talking about him.

"President Lawson!"

"Hello, President Lawson!"

...

They greeted him, each bowing their heads, not daring to look at Julian Lawson’s face.

Julian Lawson said nothing, merely scanning them with his eyes.

"Don’t you know you shouldn’t gossip during work hours?" Jude Chaucer said.

Everyone apologized.

"Yes, we know we were wrong."

"President Lawson, we apologize."

"We shouldn’t have talked about you behind your back."

Julian Lawson said nothing, allowing Jude Chaucer to push him into the elevator, returning to the president’s office.

Jude Chaucer brought over a tablet to inform Julian Lawson about the situation with Serena and Silas Hawthorne.

Finally, Jude Chaucer added, "Miss Isla played a significant role in all this."

Julian Lawson nodded, indicating that he understood.

Julian Lawson watched the swiftly moving clouds in the sky, pondering something unknown.

Jude Chaucer had already left.

Julian Lawson sat alone there.

He didn’t understand what Serena and Silas Hawthorne were doing.

Was Silas Hawthorne really not going to help Serena because of the board’s pressure?

And what about her...

What is she doing in Gallia now?

Regarding Silas Hawthorne’s attitude, what is she thinking?

Would she be sad?

Julian Lawson slightly lowered his eyes and took out his phone.

He found Serena’s contact and pondered for a moment before pressing the call button.

But soon, a cold electronic voice came through.

Julian Lawson frowned slightly.

He had been blocked.