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After disembarking from the plane and not spotting Ethan, Aubree turned to Bowen and asked, “Where is
Ethan?”
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Their return trip was so hurried that they couldn't arrange for a private jet. With tickets in high demand on such
short notice, they ended up being spread across different cabin classes. The first-class seats went to Aubree,
Enrique, and Bowen, while Alvin and the other two had to settle for business class.
“There were initially only five return tickets available.” Bowen smiled and said, “Ethan bought a ticket to
Yastraria. | sent him there to take care of a few matters.”
Aubree chose not to inquire further; after all, it wasn’t her role to interfere in the internal dynamics between
superiors and subordinates.
Gilberto arrived to pick up Bowen, and Vincent was also present. With Enrique still there, Bowen felt it was
inappropriate to see Aubree off personally. Instead, he reminded her to stay safe on her journey, watching as
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtVincent escorted her away.
“Alright, that’s enough staring. She’s not interested in you,” Enrique called from the car, noticing that Bowen was
still frozen in place. He figuratively doused Bowen's hopes with cold reality.
This year, the Wilson family faced a challenging celebration. Emery was sentenced to prison, and Ronald
exhausted every effort to secure his release, but to no avail-he nearly got himself entangled in the process. He
hoped to ask Aubree for help in sparing Emery from his sentence, only to discover that she was in Shiyvania.
The negative publicity surrounding Ronald also affected Trevor, a public figure. Consequently, the stock price of
the Wilson Group declined following Emery’s imprisonment.
To make matters worse, it becunclear who was secretly trying to undermine them from the shadows.
Multiple government agencies unexpectedly coordinated surprise inspections on other businesses within the
Wilson Group, revealing numerous violations-both significant and minor-and mandating immediate corrective
actions along with penalties.
While these may seem like minor issues, when they accumulate in this way, they can drive anyone to distraction.
Forget about enjoying a proper holiday dinner-getting a hot meal would be a stroke of luck.
Ronald had been so stressed lately that he was losing hair in handfuls. His investigation revealed that Aubree
wasn't the only one-someone else had been working against him from the beginning. It turned out to be Bowen
all along; he was the one behind all these minor troubles.
Ronald sneered, thinking, “But Aubree must have received my gift by now, right? That girl should know by now-I
still have tricks. No one crosses the Wilson Group and gets away with it!”
Ronald made a call. “This is our family’s business, and Bowen keeps interfering. We need to stop that. Let's
create schallenges for him. | heard the Turner Group is interested in the government's East District project.
Although the Wilson Group isn’t involved, we can help its competitors. If | recall correctly, that would be the
Lawson family, right?”
“Yes, by partnering with the Lawson family, we need to inform Bowen-he may have significant influence in Rithol
City as long as we show him proper respect. However, if we fail to do so, even someone of his stature might
struggle to maintain his position,” the person on the other line replied.
Contrary to Ronald's expectations that Aubree would be in a state of panic, she neither attempted to downplay
the news nor deflect responsibility. Playzy’s PR department quickly stated that they would meet public
expectations.
Playzy’s transparent approach has garnered public support. Although the parents of the suicidal child were
outraged, the
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platform was not at fault. Ronald manipulated public opinion by mixing truth with falsehood to coerce
overprotective parents into filing numerous complaints, all in an effort to drive Playzy out of business.
Aubree assigned Vincent to manage the Playzy crisis while she went to the hospital to check on the child who
had attempted
suicide.
She kept her true identity hidden. Recently, the hospital had been crowded with reporters coming and going for
interviews, and she seamlessly blended in with them. The child lay in bed, connected to a ventilator, caught
between life and death. Most of the time, it was only hospital staff who tended to him; oddly, his parents only
appeared when the reporters were
present.
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