Evelyn: ?… She was already different from ordinary people, and he still call it no problem?
Suddenly, Frank’s flipping motion halted, his expression turning serious, “I’ve discovered an element in your body that doesn’t exist in ordinary people. It seems to have altered your physique. An underground laboratory in the M country is collecting and studying this kind of thing. Be careful in the future. Try not to let others know about your incredible recovery ability.”
“Understood.”
Evelyn walked away, Frank’s words echoing in her mind. In her previous life, she never had anything out of the ordinary. So, after rebirth, at what point did something go wrong and lead to such a significant change in her body?
Lost in her thoughts, she walked into the office. Zane and Yancy were sitting under ‘The Last Man’ model, discussing something animatedly.
“Evelyn, you’re finally back.” Zane noticed her first.
Yancy’s expression was even more excited, “Boss, there’s good news and bad news. Which one do you want to hear first?”
Evelyn, seemingly uninterested, said, “Just tell me both at once.”
Yancy put down his phone and followed behind Evelyn. “I don’t have two mouths. How can I possibly convey two messages at the same time? If you don’t choose, I’ll assume you want to hear the good news first.”
Evelyn gave him a disdainful look, “Go ahead.”
“Mia’s company has been implicated in an economic fraud case. The online public opinion is going crazy, speculating that her company was originally established to cover up underground transactions. Now that it’s exposed, it’s well-deserved.” Yancy finished with excitement and asked, “Boss, can you guess what caused this case?”
“Connor’s project?”
Thinking that Evelyn couldn’t possibly guess it, Yancy, prepared to show off, was astonished.
“Damn! Boss, you’re simply amazing! Have you already read the news?”
“That’s not possible. The news came out just five minutes ago. At that time, you were still in the stairwell…”
Evelyn took out nail clippers from the drawer and casually tidied her nails, “Why do you think I wanted to snatch Connor’s project from Mia?”
Yancy gradually came back to his senses.
“I thought it was because I recommended this project…”
“You’re thinking too much…” Evelyn glanced at him, providing a very objective evaluation. “Your judgment, indeed, isn’t that good.”
Yancy: “…”
“Oh! I can’t even find a reason to refute that.”
“What about the bad news? Boss, you can’t possibly guess the bad news.”
Evelyn smiled, “Mia is probably going to hold a press conference to clarify things.” This was Mia’s consistent way of handling things. Having lived two lifetimes, Evelyn understood her very well.
“You’ve guessed it again… Boss, that woman is no pushover. She might drag us into trouble unexpectedly.”
Evelyn had a pretty good idea of what Mia was going to do.
“Open the livestream,” Evelyn whispered.
In her office, there was a projector, and after Yancy set up the equipment, the press conference had already started.
Jasper acted swiftly, gathering most of Memphis’s entertainment journalists in less than half an hour. Mia, dressed in an all-white suit, looked spirited and composed. Before she even spoke, the barrage of comments was already expressing belief in her innocence.
Mia touched the earpiece on her left side, presumably getting feedback from the staff about the live comments.
“Dear journalist friends and fans who care about me online, I’m truly sorry for occupying public resources. Regarding the economic fraud incident, both my company and I are victims. I have applied for legal protection, and I am filing a lawsuit against the implicated individual, Connor, and his accomplices to defend our rights.”
This statement seemed normal, and the journalists, unable to dig up any juicy details, listened quietly. Then, Mia suddenly smiled with a hint of happiness.
“Although this setback has caused certain troubles for the company and me personally, my sister, Evelyn, has always said that a failed investment is the first step to success. Thanks to my sister, she helped me a lot at the fundraising event.”
As soon as she finished speaking, the reporters eager for gossip thrust their microphones toward Mia.
“Miss Taylor, are you saying that this investment was recommended by your sister, Evelyn?”
“As far as I know, Evelyn also represented YR Company at the fundraising event. If she believed in Connor’s project, why didn’t she sign the contract herself?”
Simultaneously, Mia’s fans in the livestream exploded with comments.
“Oh damn, why is this woman so cunning, plotting everywhere?”
“Damn, she’s almost like Snow White’s stepmother.”
“Asking others to invest in such things, why doesn’t she just die?”
Yancy excitedly stood up, throwing the projector remote at the image of Mia’s ‘face’, “Zane, are you blind before? How can you fancy such a woman?”
Zane looked at him helplessly, feeling unfairly implicated…