Playtime's Over, CEO: She's Really Done With You-Chapter 394: Isla Lawson Is Hounded for Debts, Confrontation with Serena Sterling
Indeed, back when the Sheridan Family was so powerful, and her father was so strong, they still fell to such a fate, let alone others.
It’s normal for Mr. Lloyd not to want to talk about it.
She was being too hasty.
Serena Sterling took a deep breath to calm herself down, realizing this wouldn’t work, she couldn’t be impatient, otherwise it would be easy to make mistakes.
Thinking this, she apologized with a smile to Thea Lloyd, saying, "I’ll go to the restroom for a bit."
Thea Lloyd nodded, she understood Serena’s thoughts.
She was also aware of how glorious the Sheridan Family and Evan Sheridan used to be.
After all, they were the same age, and it was evident as they grew up together.
Serena went to the restroom.
Meanwhile, in another private room in the restaurant.
Isla Lawson was with some of her friends.
Previously, Isla said she just needed a few days for a temporary cash turnover, promising returns afterward, but many days had passed and Isla hadn’t mentioned it again.
Trading days are business days, including weekend breaks in between. So even though it was only four trading days, almost a week had passed, plus the time she borrowed for the gold, quite some time had passed.
The few days she mentioned before had turned into more than ten days, yet Isla had not spoken up, which was a bit strange.
If it weren’t for Isla being part of the Lawson Family, with substantial assets under her name, they would have asked long ago.
This time, they said it was a dinner gathering, but actually it was just to subtly probe.
As they ate, someone asked, "Right, Miss Isla, how’s the investment you gathered funds for going?"
"It must have made a lot of profit, haha." Someone immediately chimed in, "That question shows no tact at all."
"Then how should it be asked with tact?" the person next to them laughed and asked.
"You should ask when Miss Isla will invite us to a celebration banquet." The person jokingly said, "Who in the circle doesn’t know Miss Isla’s capabilities? It’s only a matter of how much she made, but personally, I believe it’s a huge profit!"
Everyone nodded in agreement.
They all began to praise Isla, recounting her past achievements.
She could have lived a life of luxury relying on the Lawson Family, but she chose to strive on her own and went to a prestigious school in Frelia.
In Frelia, she also handled many affairs related to The Lawson Corporation.
After returning home, she immediately formed a team to work at The Lawson Corporation.
And so on and so forth.
One by one, they enumerated.
Everyone was praising Isla Lawson.
Isla was smiling the whole time, but it was a forced smile, she was struggling to maintain it.
During the day she was already confused and didn’t want to attend the dinner, but her friend Quinn said these were the people she gathered funds from, so she came bracingly.
At least she had to keep them assured.
Otherwise, her reputation would be ruined.
"Don’t worry, the investments are going well, it’s just a short-term turnover issue," Isla reassured them, "What I promised you before will not be less, only more."
"Also... before the end of this month, I’ll invite you all to a celebration banquet!" Isla feigned excitement, as if she really made a lot of money.
Everyone cheered.
Isla couldn’t handle it anymore, she excused herself and went to the restroom.
The more they cheered and described how much she earned, the more she thought about her empty account and losses, her heart ached.
In the restroom, Isla looked at herself in the mirror.
Although she could repay the money, the loss this time was indeed significant.
And she still had to provide the promised returns to those people.
Thinking about all this made her scalp tingle.
She might have to secretly sell off some overseas assets... if caught, she’d say it’s due to losing confidence in them, swapping for others...
But the more she thought about it, the more unacceptable it became.
All because of Serena!
Isla’s blood surged with anger constantly coursing through her veins.
She was all harmed by Serena!
Just then, the door of an adjacent stall opened and someone came out.
Sitting on the toilet, Serena calmed herself for a while, and once sure her emotions had slightly improved, she came out of the stall.
As soon as she came out, her gaze met Isla’s in the mirror.
Both were momentarily stunned.
Serena withdrew her gaze and turned to leave.
"Stop!" Isla immediately called out to stop her.
Serena didn’t want to pay attention to Isla and walked even faster.
But Isla quickly stepped forward to block her way.
Serena had no choice but to stop and said, "Is there something you want?"
Isla’s expression was very unpleasant.
"Are you gloating?" Isla asked through gritted teeth.
"What are you referring to?" Serena calmly replied, "Please be more specific."
Isla was even more furious.
"Don’t pretend you don’t know," Isla said coldly, "You deliberately spread false information to make me lose money, this isn’t over!"
Serena raised her eyes, looking at Isla’s distorted face.
"And then?" she asked.
"Then?" Isla laughed in anger, "There’s no ’then’."
Isla continued, "I’m still Miss Lawson, still Isla Lawson, I have assets, I have status, I have the Lawson Family, and you, Serena, only made a little bit by luck, you are nothing!"
Serena did not respond, continuing to look at Isla calmly.
The calmer Serena appeared, the angrier Isla became.
"Evan Sheridan is dead, the Sheridan Family has long fallen, you..."
"I indeed should be gloating." Before Isla could finish, Serena interrupted.
Initially, she didn’t want to argue with Isla, who was in a bad mood due to her losses, but she couldn’t allow Isla to speak about her father and the Sheridan Family like that!
Seeing Isla’s shocked and then angrier face, Serena stepped forward.
Serena looked into Isla’s eyes, and calmly said, "Isla Lawson, I advised you, you didn’t listen."
Back at the beauty salon, she had given Isla a warning.
It was Isla who wanted to target her; now, should she be blamed?
"You losing money is all on you," Serena continued.
"Serena!" Isla yelled.
Serena smiled lightly, "Isla Lawson, from the beginning to the end, did I ever ask you to investigate my funds?"
"Did I ask you to dig into my information?"
"Did I ever ask you to invest?"
Serena continued, "All of this, you did on your own, I never forced you."
"Serena, you..."
"What about me?" Serena said, looking at the furious Isla, "We are all adults, you have to take responsibility for your own decisions and actions."
"Isla Lawson, frankly, if it wasn’t for Julian Lawson helping you to cut your losses in time, you might have lost even more."
"You should be grateful."
The restroom lights were bright, but the air seemed thick and stagnant.
"You have no idea, I..." Isla almost blurted out about her own handling issues but stopped in time.
She couldn’t let Serena be pleased, she couldn’t let Serena know about her own mishandling and further losses!
So, Isla tried to taunt Serena from another angle.
"Indeed, I have a great brother, something you can never compare to, unlike you, Serena, you have no family left!"
"Oh, but you do have a mother, but it might as well be as if you didn’t, haha."
