Playtime's Over, CEO: She's Really Done With You-Chapter 412: She Will Provide for Mom

A few days later, Aether invested seventy-five million, acquiring shares and a priority right.

The remaining funds were divided and used to go long on gold and copper in the international market.

As rumors about Aether were dispelled and the valuation rose, Serena’s shares became more valuable.

At this time, Serena was making arrangements in the international market.

During Aether’s silent research period, Serena profited and exited the international market.

After Aether’s technological breakthrough, Serena gathered the funds and used the priority right to reinvest seventy-five million.

"Is it really so smooth?" Everyone was stunned.

So strong?

Is this Serena?

The vase?

Many people couldn’t believe it.

When Isla Lawson heard this, she became a desktop clearing master again, sweeping everything off the desk.

Smooth, my foot!

Serena initially invested in Aether because she was late to receive news that Emeric Grant was leaving, picking up a leftover opportunity!

Later, when Aether faced a crisis, Serena gambled and invested in copper—half in copper and half in gold to deceive her.

She managed to exit the international market in time because she needed to reinvest in Aether!

She could reinvest in Aether because she had priority from the previous leftover opportunity!

This wasn’t any brilliant move; it was purely accidental money made by luck!

The fools in the industry thought it was Serena’s strategy?

Isla was furious.

Seeing people in the industry starting to analyze whether Serena truly had the capability, Isla couldn’t allow such things to occur.

So, she immediately took out her phone to spread the word that Serena’s success was purely luck.

The industry didn’t really believe in Serena’s capability to begin with.

With this detailed explanation, everyone agreed.

"Indeed, looking at the timeline and logic, it makes sense. It’s just that Serena was late to the news and gambled to recover her initial loss and happened to win."

"If she really had the capability, why was she always called a vase after so many years at The Lawson Corporation?"

Everyone quickly accepted this explanation.

If someone like Serena, the so-called vase, could succeed so easily, wouldn’t their many years of work be a joke?

It was just luck.

Serena and Jasper Ford saw these remarks too.

Jasper cursed those hypocrites.

But Serena just smiled.

It’s always like this; it’s harder to accept someone’s success than to forgive their mistakes.

And she didn’t care about these rumors.

Because even if it was luck, that’s also a part of capability. Not to mention everything she did was controlled by her own hands.

"Let’s go. There’s a lot more to do," Serena said to Jasper.

Jasper nodded.

Serena asked Raine to return to the company, whereas she headed back to Hawthorne Manor.

The wind gently swayed as Serena sat on the shuttle bus.

Slowly traveling, Serena finally arrived outside Sheila Jenkins’s house.

She had already asked the butler, and Sheila was at home.

After thinking for a bit, Serena reached out and pressed the doorbell.

In just a moment, Sheila opened the door.

Serena showed a smile, but before she could say "Mom," Sheila interrupted.

"What’s the matter?" Sheila asked.

Serena’s words were stuck in her throat like a fishbone.

She looked at Sheila, knowing that Sheila did this to stop her from calling her like that.

Serena steadied her mind, clenched her hand, then took out a document and handed it to Sheila with a smile.

Sheila reached out to take it.

"Aeon has been doing quite well recently," Serena said, looking at Sheila under the light and shadow.

Sheila didn’t invite Serena to sit in, just said, "And then?"

Serena told herself it was okay; when her mom knew what she did, she’d be happy.

So, she stood at the door and recounted what she’d done to Sheila.

"...I just got back from Aether, and that’s pretty much it," Serena finished, looking at Sheila with bright eyes.

Years ago, she told her mom she’d make money, a lot of money, so Sheila could live well.

Leave her stepfather; she would take care of her, and they’d be fine.

She wanted her mom to see she had this ability.

After coming out of Aether, she immediately returned here.

She wanted her mom to praise her.

She hoped her mom could see her progress and let bygones be bygones.

Maybe, over time, Sheila might let her call her mom again.

The sunlight shone through the leaves, casting mottled light on Serena’s smiling face, her anticipation clear.

After hearing Serena’s words, Sheila’s expression didn’t change.

Her eyes scanned the document line by line.

Finally, Sheila looked at Serena.

Serena’s hands behind her back lightly clenched, waiting eagerly.

The next moment, Sheila handed the document back to Serena.

"Got it," Sheila said.

Serena kept looking at Sheila.

But Sheila didn’t intend to say more.

Just the light wind blowing gently.

The two looked at each other for two seconds.

Serena’s smile started to crack slightly.

"Anything else?" Sheila asked, "I have to go out soon."

She was basically sending her away.

Serena’s smile disappeared.

She opened her mouth, wanting to say something.

"I really have to go, so I’ll prepare first." Sheila said, without caring what Serena was thinking, turned around, and closed the door.

With a "bang," the door separated Serena from Sheila.

Serena stood quietly outside, looking at the closed door.

A cold door.

Her nose felt a bit sour.

Can’t it work even now?

She thought this progress would remind Sheila of their past days.

To make Sheila proud of her, like when she was little, her father was strict, but her mother often praised her.

"Serena is so great!"

"You’ve already done very well; it’s just your dad asking too much."

"Let me see who did this so well; oh, it’s our Serena!"

Mom used to say so. Back then, it was always her mom taking her to buy little cakes and dresses. Once, seeing her try on adult heels, her mom had a pair made for her...

Back then, her mom indulged her a lot; they were very close.

"Mom..." Serena softly called out.

No response.

Her eyes were slightly wet; Serena took a deep breath, forcefully holding it in.

She looked up at the clear blue sky, not a cloud in sight, the weather was lovely.

Yet a tear dropped from the corner of her eye.

The next moment, Serena wiped it away.

She looked down at the steps, stabilizing her emotions, and softly said, "I’ll transfer money to your card."

Just like every time they met, what she’d always done.

She would take care of her mom.

Take good care of her mom.

This is what she’d said many years ago.

Having said that, Serena turned and left.

Inside, Sheila listened to the sound of Serena’s high heels gradually fading away, pausing a bit, but then just continued with her own things.

Serena returned to her place.

Seraphina was in class, and Serena just sat by, quietly watching her.

She didn’t know what to do to earn Sheila’s forgiveness.

How to eliminate the gap between them.

When would she be able to call her mom?

She had really, really thought about it for a long time.

What should she do?