The host said, "Previously, someone caught you and Mr. Larson leaving a pet


    hospital together. I''d like to ask if the Amber Group ever received funding from the Larson Group through him?"


    As always, gossip was an eternal favorite.


    Serena had seen thising. She smiled gently.


    "That wouldn''t be true if I said the funding is totally unrted to him. But instead of saying he helped me out of personal interest, I''d say Amber Group earned the Larson Group''s support through our own strength. As for any so-called ''personal interest,'' if tutoring me in finance behind closed doors counts, then sure, maybe quite a bit."


    She gave the camera a yful wink, her tone suggestive.


    The livestream chat exploded instantly.


    "People keep saying marrying Mr. Larson is like marrying an emotionless iceberg, but I thinknding this ultimate bachelor looks pretty sweet! I''m flunking finance. Mr. Larson,e tutor me too!"


    "Excuse me, but you''re not Serena Jansen. Why would you get that kind of special treatment? Mr. Larson and Ms. Jansen, please bless me for not failing my finance course. My whole startup project is modeled after Amber Group!"


    "So, in the end, it''s just her husband pulling strings. The so-called female entrepreneur is just selling herself."


    "What a grossment. If you''ve got the same strings, go sell yourself then."


    Before thatst argument could fully ignite, the real-timements in the livestream were shut down.


    Under the post of Javerton City Economic Channel official ount, a row of question marks popped up.


    "Sure, thosements were nasty, but killing the chat that fast? Seriously?"


    "Anyone still unaware that this channel''s backed by the Larson Group? I bet it was Mr. Larson who shut it down."


    "Do you think Mr. Larson has nothing better to do than shut down the real-timements of a livestream?"


    On the other side of the screen, Hugh''s expression darkened visibly.


    Behind him, Chandler wiped the sweat off his brow.


    Who said Hugh had better things to do than shutting down thement section? If that host dared ask anything else inappropriate again, he might even shut the entire


    livestream down.


    Hugh calmly watched the interview until the end before sending Serena a message.


    "Congrattions."


    "Dinner''s on me," Serene replied instantly with a location.


    Clearly, she''d been prepared.


    That lifted his mood a little. He told Chandler to keep an eye on the onlinements and went to meet her.


    The restaurant Serena had chosen was a private, high-end ce with excellent privacy. The booths were staggered so that only vague silhouettes of other diners could be seen. They served refined and tasty Havernish Cuisine.


    Serena raised her ss, beaming.


    "If it weren''t for your guidance, Amber Group wouldn''t have grown this fast. This toast is for you."


    "If you didn''t have the foundation, no amount of tutoring would''ve helped."


    Hugh kept a straight face but still raised his ss to clink hers gently.


    From two people who once couldn''t manage a full conversation, they now chatted through an entire meal with ease.


    Serena had ever


    even


    brought two sets of custom-made cufflinks. One was a bold design in gold and dark green by an international master. The other was a museum cob piec rmended-gold-threaded, luxurious, yet understated


    Hugh''s cuffs were bare.


    He usually just grabbed whatever was on hane when attending formal events.


    As Serena was long used to shopping for Zach, she had a habit of browsing men''s essories. When she saw these cufflinks, she instinctively thought of Hugh.


    But seeing Hugh''s unreadable expression, she couldn''t tell whether he liked them or not.


    She asked softly, "You don''t like them?"