Playtime's Over, CEO: She's Really Done With You-Chapter 430: A New Page in the Family Tree—Vying to Be Serena Sterling’s Top Dog
As for Desmond Wyatt’s revenge?
To be honest, there are too many people wanting to target or get back at her, Desmond Wyatt is just one of them.
"Thank you, Grandma Quentin, for playing along with our act." Serena Sterling expressed her gratitude.
Matriarch Quentin smiled and said, "It’s only right. Trading a performance for tangible benefits on the contract is something I’m more than happy to do."
Serena also smiled.
Indeed, she had made some concessions on the cooperation contract between the two parties.
But she might not necessarily have lost out.
"Let’s proceed with the formalities." Matriarch Quentin said.
"Alright." Serena nodded and picked up the seal again.
The contract on this side was soon signed.
After exchanging a few more pleasantries with Matriarch Quentin, Serena left with Raine and the lawyers.
But just as she opened the meeting room door, a swarm of reporters and paparazzi rushed in.
Countless cameras were pointed at her, and microphones were thrust towards her.
This was followed by a barrage of questions.
"Serena, how did your cooperation talks go? Did you transfer your Aether shares to the Quentin Group?"
"Serena, are you aware of Jasper Ford and Isla Lawson’s falling out? Jasper Ford said he’s your dog!"
"Serena, what do you think about Jasper Ford barking like a dog in public?"
...
An endless flow of questions bombarded her.
Serena was a bit bewildered.
What on earth was going on?
What’s this about dogs and barking like a dog in public?
Serena’s eye twitched slightly.
She had merely sent Jasper Ford a message saying things on her end were sorted; whatever else he did was up to him.
She had no idea what audacious act he had pulled off this time.
There was quite a crowd; Matriarch Quentin also came out at this point.
She looked at the crowd, then at Serena.
Serena nodded, then coughed twice, which quieted everyone down.
"The discussion between Aeon and the Quentin Group was not about Aether shares, so it didn’t involve any share transaction, thank you for your concern," Serena began.
"As for what Jasper Ford did..." Serena hesitated slightly, then said helplessly, "I don’t understand what you’re talking about."
Someone immediately explained what Jasper had done.
Someone even showed her a video.
After watching it, Serena felt touched by Jasper Ford’s actions.
Not everyone is like Jasper Ford.
Not everyone can be so open-minded, capable of taking things in stride and moving on.
"Jasper is not a dog," Serena said softly, "he’s my friend."
She looked into the camera, earnest and solemn: "A lifelong friend you can trust."
Platonic relationships between men and women don’t have to be just about romance, they can be about friendship too.
Very, very good friends.
With that, Serena slightly lowered her eyes, suppressing her emotions, and said, "I need to head back, please excuse me."
The implication was clear, she didn’t plan to say more about other matters.
Raine immediately cleared the path.
Serena bid farewell to Matriarch Quentin, then left.
...
On the other side.
When Jasper Ford went to find Gigi Sutton, he was blocked at the entrance of the Sutton Tower.
Jasper Ford was a hot topic at the moment.
Moreover, everyone hadn’t forgotten the previous incident where Jasper Ford quarreled with Gigi Sutton in the mall when Gigi splashed him with water.
So, many were eager to see how Gigi Sutton would react after Jasper Ford’s public "dog statement."
"Hope they start a fight!"
"Fight, fight, I love to see couples turn against each other!"
"Hurry, hurry, can’t wait!"
...
Jasper Ford was a bit annoyed.
They were blocking his way, and he still needed to pick up Gigi Sutton!
But this crowd had thoroughly barricaded him.
He regretted not bringing a few bodyguards with him earlier.
"Mr. Ford, why did you admit to being Serena’s dog in public?"
"Mr. Ford, aren’t you worried that saying this will anger Gigi Sutton, making it hard for you to find a partner in the future?"
"Mr. Ford, if you’re always Serena’s dog, what happens to the issue of control in the Ford Group?"
"Mr. Ford..."
Jasper Ford had a headache.
The noise was like a hundred ducks quacking by his ear.
Annoyed beyond tolerance, he snapped, "Why admit to being a dog? I just love being one, is that not okay?"
The crowd exchanged glances, clearly unsatisfied with this answer.
Jasper Ford rolled his eyes.
"Look, I’m a person of little intelligence, you know that. Take a look, how have I steadily secured my position in the family home?"
With a clap of his hands, Jasper Ford continued.
"See, exactly, by being a dog." He shrugged and said, "Being a dog has its perks, why not? I’d be upset if they didn’t let me."
"I want to be Serena’s right-hand dog, the top dog, with my own page in the family of henchmen, no other dog can surpass me!"
This speech stupefied everyone present.
Top dog?
What does that even mean?
And it didn’t stop there, Jasper continued with his unusual speech.
"As for my family matters,"
Jasper Ford extended his hands to explain.
"Look, the Ford Group will eventually be handed over to either me, my elder brother, or my second brother." He pointed to various fingers as he spoke.
"Alexander Ford is a fool, just forget about him." Jasper casually said.
"Then there’s the eldest." Jasper Ford continued earnestly, "At the Aether financing conference, the eldest was there too. Look, Serena discerned the truth and obtained Aether shares, but the eldest got nothing."
"As for me, as Serena’s henchman, hey~ I got benefits, meaning I won over the eldest, right?"
The crowd’s eyes turned clear again.
Was this the case?
"But if you end up holding power, won’t Ford Group always be under Serena’s thumb, and won’t it always be inferior to the Hawthorne Group?" someone asked.
"Are you an idiot?" Jasper Ford grew even more irate.
"If the eldest and the second can’t even defeat a brainless guy like me who only knows how to curry favor, do they still want to challenge Serena?"
"I, as a henchman, can lead Ford Group to bigger and better things, don’t you see?"
"If handed to them, it’ll just mean decline."
"Moreover, I’m only Serena’s henchman, not Silas Hawthorne’s henchman; Ford Group won’t lose to the Hawthorne Group."
Jasper Ford’s statements left everyone present baffled.
Even the viewers in the livestream were taken aback.
The crowd generally chose to overlook the last statement about not being Silas Hawthorne’s henchman, after all, Serena and Silas were about to marry, wouldn’t it be the same then?
Moreover, to the onlookers, it seemed like Serena was marrying up.
Finally, someone in the crowd commented— "I think... there’s logic to this?"
Jasper Ford raised his index finger, "Glad at least one has some sense."
Everyone was speechless, with exasperation visible on their faces.
The entire Aeston had known Jasper Ford for being notoriously irritable and brainless, but now here he was questioning others’ intelligence.
When did the world become so surreal?
"But how will you find a partner?" another person asked.
The crowd suddenly remembered their initial reason for gathering here to block Jasper Ford, which was to see if a commotion would occur between him and Gigi Sutton.
At that moment, there was a stir outside.
Then the crowd automatically cleared a path.
Subsequently, Gigi Sutton could be seen approaching.
Having been bewildered by Jasper Ford’s words, the crowd began to get excited again.
Everyone started firing off questions one after the other.
Gigi Sutton’s expression didn’t reveal any emotion.
At this moment, she walked up to Jasper Ford under the gaze of everyone.
