Playtime's Over, CEO: She's Really Done With You-Chapter 443: Serena Sterling’s Opinion Is My Opinion
Brandon Huxley immediately expressed his stance upon hearing.
"That’s right!" Brandon said, "I agree with what Serena Sterling said, Serena’s opinion is my opinion!"
"Serena!" Isla Lawson exclaimed angrily, glaring at Serena, "Why do you always have to go against me?"
Serena looked at a spot on the table, calmly replied, "That’s a question I should be asking you."
"Isla Lawson, hasn’t it always been you going against me?"
As Serena’s words fell, the entire meeting room plunged into an eerie silence.
No one spoke.
Serena sat calmly, while Isla glared at her with such rage, as if she wished she could devour her.
And Brandon, Brandon inexplicably had the urge to laugh.
The scene before him amused him greatly.
Isla, who had always initiated attacks, now accused Serena of opposing her.
This statement coming from Isla’s mouth was oddly hilarious.
Was she really that enraged?
Or is it like Jasper Ford said, acting like she’s lost her mind?
No, Brandon remembered Jasper’s dog analogy.
If he laughed out loud now would it be impolite?
He must hold back, Brandon kept recalling sad things, oh right, his Aether Group is about to dissolve, how painful.
But he still couldn’t help wanting to laugh.
Suppressing laughter was hard work.
At this awkward moment, Isla’s phone suddenly rang.
The buzzing vibration broke the eerie silence.
Isla snorted coldly, irritated as she took out her phone, saw it was Vernon calling. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎
Calling at this time for what?
"Hmph, I’m going to take a call!" Isla stood up with the phone, glaring at Brandon whose face was contorted from holding back laughter, "When I come back, tell me your answer!"
Isla quickly left with her phone.
Just after she walked out, Brandon was clutching the table, laughing so hard he couldn’t straighten his back, but he deliberately controlled the volume, afraid Isla might hear.
"What’s wrong with you?" Serena was puzzled by Brandon’s actions.
Brandon just waved his hand, laughing so much tears came out.
Serena was utterly baffled.
However, she glanced in the direction Isla had left, feeling something odd was in the air.
After thinking for a moment, Serena took out her phone and called someone else.
...
Isla had walked far with her phone, finally making it to a hallway before connecting the call just before it auto-hung.
"I’m busy right now, what is it?" Isla said irritably.
"Isla Lawson, are you hiding something from me?" Vernon Gates gritted his teeth.
"Hiding? I don’t know what you’re talking about," Isla said guiltily.
Vernon was practically going mad with anger.
Good thing he asked a friend to look into it, otherwise, he wouldn’t know about Isla’s foolish and vicious actions!
Tracking the overseas asset sales Isla initiated, and the spike in copper prices then, carefully investigating, he discovered what Isla did at The Lawson Corporation.
However, because Julian Lawson intervened just in time, although there was a massive loss, it wasn’t enough to force Isla into liquidating overseas assets.
Unless she lost even further.
With this suspicion, he had people thoroughly investigate, and finally found out.
Isla, this foolish woman, unsatisfied, tried her hand, using funds gathered from others but lost all of it!
Then deceived others into believing she profited, having to secretly sell overseas assets to save face.
When Vernon discovered this, he exploded, furious beyond belief.
No wonder Isla couldn’t provide the compensation he demanded, if she continued selling, it would surely be found out.
And given how much Isla valued her reputation and her identity as Miss Lawson, she’d certainly renege.
Apart from spreading the news, Vernon had no further recourse.
Unless he went to Julian Lawson.
But Julian was not currently in the country.
As he pondered what to do, a friend handed him even heavier news.
"Aether is being wrecked by Isla, didn’t she ask you to buy back the Aether shares she acquired for 30 million?"
"Vernon, she’s trying to profit from you, then drag you down with Aether, digging a pit for you!"
Upon hearing this, Vernon smashed his phone to the ground.
If he stumbled over Aether a second time, what would his family think of him?
He would never be able to lift his head in pride!
He’d never encountered someone so shameless!
What Miss Lawson, more like Miss Shameless, Miss Dog!
Thinking about this, unable to swallow this anger, he called Isla.
But now Isla was still pretending!
Vernon was so angry he had a headache.
"I already know about Aether being nearly gone!" Vernon’s temples throbbed, "Good job, Isla, you really did it!"
Isla glanced around, whispered, "I don’t know what you’re talking about."
"Try and lie again!" Vernon shouted angrily, "I have evidence! You did it, don’t play dumb with me!"
Knowing she was exposed, Isla dropped the act entirely.
"Do you still want to buy Aether shares? I’m discussing with Brandon." Isla said.
"Buy your nonsense!" Vernon roared, "Compensation! Isla, you must compensate me! Not just the previous ones, but also for digging a pit for me this time!"
Isla just sneered, said, "Aether’s going downhill, exploding as it proves I’ve been right all along, Aether is problematic."
Isla leaned against the wall, looking at a nearby air vent, she said, "You shouldn’t be angry, Vernon, you should be thanking me, and this time, wasn’t it you who insisted on buying? Compensate for what? I’m even here, helping negotiate, I haven’t charged you any runners’ fee, that’s pretty good already."
"Isla!"
"Why call me?" Isla also flared up, "Vernon, when you extorted me, you should’ve expected this could happen."
"Not being able to outdo me means you’re lacking skills, serves you right!"
After speaking, Isla didn’t give Vernon a chance to speak further, directly hanging up.
Isla felt smug.
But Vernon was furious.
His hair felt like it was standing on end from anger.
Usually, he was the one enraging others, but this time he was completely played!
He couldn’t swallow this humiliation.
Originally he planned to discuss cooperation with Julian when he returned using Isla’s actions.
Now he changed his mind.
He would ensure Isla suffered!
He would take revenge on her!
"Aren’t you all about face, isn’t your reputation as Miss Lawson so crucial? Fine, I’ll let everyone see how you mishandled funds, how you tried to cover it all up!"
Vernon furiously ordered his subordinates to create a PDF.
List all the disgraceful things Isla had done!
Create a PDF, ready for distribution!
