<b>Chapter </b><b>381 </b>
<b>“</b><b>Given </b>the longstanding grudge in the <b>past</b>, we <b>have </b><b>every </b><b>reason </b>to <b>believe </b><b>that </b>the Wilson Group was also involved in the scheme <b>to </b>smear and frame us.
“Bree Technology’s <b>legal </b>department <b>will</b><b>, </b>in ordance with thew, file <b>formal </b>charges against both the Yurchenko Group and the Wilson Group for their actions<b>.” </b>
<b>Bree </b>Technology’s <bwyer </b>stepped forward and produced <b>a </b>legal letter, officially announcing that Bree Technology was filing <b>charges </b>against the Yurchenko Group and the Wilson Group for colluding <b>to </b><b>smear </b>and frame Bree Technology.
Nobody expected the <b>tables </b><b>to </b>turn this quickly.
The people who’d been waiting to see <b>Aubree </b>grovel and beg for forgiveness all turned beet red, like they’d just been pped silly.
“Next<b>, </b>if anyone <b>has </b>questions for us, <b>please </b><b>go </b><b>ahead</b>–<b>as </b>long <b>as </b><b>it’s </b>something we’re able <b>to </b><b>answer</b>,” Birgitte said.
The reporters were left utterly <b>speechless</b><b>. </b>All the questions they’d prepared died before they could even be asked.
Nobody saw this kind of plot <b>twist </bing–the Bree Technology that everyone had been pointing fingers at was not only totally fine, but Aubree had even sent Quantavius packing right in front of everyone.
No one would ever imagine that this would be the oue.
After a few moments of stunned silence<b>, </b>one reporter finally <b>raised </b>her hand.
Aubree turned to her and gave her a nod, signaling for her to go ahead.
The reporter said, “I’m a reporter from the Südlichen Strand Evening News. Back when GrabCheap firstunched in Südlichen Strand, we interviewed you, Ms. Miller.
“At the time, we were genuinely grateful that apany was finally paying attention to the needs of ordinary folks. So ever since all this trouble started, I’ve always been on your side.
“My question is, Ms. Miller<b>, </b>can you guarantee the quality of the products sold on your tform from now on?”
She voiced the question that <b>was </b>on the minds of millions glued to their <b>screens</b>, watching the press conference unfold.
For people who struggled just to get by, GrabCheap’s affordable and <b>reliable </b>products had been a <b>real </b>blessing. More than anyone, they desperately wanted GrabCheap to stick around.
Aubree replied, “I’m sorry, but I can’t promise that. I don’t want to lie to anyone who puts their trust in me. We’ve already looked into all the products that <b>had </b>quality <b>issues </b>
“It turns out that Quantavius <b>was </b>behind it. He had people buy up ounts and <b>sell </b>those faulty goods, but we’ve already taken everything down. Still, I can’t promise that this will never happen again.
“With hundreds of millions of <b>users </b>and countless merchants<b>, </b><b>it’s </b>just not possible to <b>keep </b>an eye on every single transaction. All we can do is try our best to protect our customers.
“And honestly, product quality <b>issues </b><b>aren’t </b>just a problem for <b>us</b><b>. </b>They happen on every <b>e</b><b>–</bmerce tform out there.
“We might not be able to stop these things from happeningpletely, but what we can do is offer no–questions–asked refunds to our users.”
Aubree’s words rang out with conviction, and the reporter <b>realized </b>maybe this question was a bit too harsh. After all, even in malls, people couldn’t expect everything they buy to <b>be </b><b>wless</b>.
A person thought, ‘No–questions<b>–</b>asked refunds? Damn, Aubree’s really <b>got </b>guts<b>. </b><b>Is </b>she not afraid of bleeding money?‘
But whatever anyone else thought, the moment Aubree made that promise<b>, </b>the crowd was instantly won over. The ce erupted in thunderous apuse.
Once the first question was out, the rest of the reporters couldn’t hold back anymore, They all started shouting over each other, desperate to get their questions answered.
“Ms. <b>Miller</b><b>, </b><b>there’s </b><b>always </b>been talk <b>out </b><b>there </b><b>that </b>all your achievements are really just thanks to Mr. Bowen Turner from the Turner Group. What do you have <b>to </b>say about <b>that</b>?<b>” </b>one reporter asked.
Aubree touched <b>her </b><b>face</b><b>, </b>thinking, “What do I think? Honestly, I’m just lucky I managed to catch Bowen’s interest. Thanks to him, <b>I </b>basically struck gold right from the start and <b>had </b>a mountain <b>of </b><b>capital </b>to y with.
She said, “I can’t deny that my <b>sess </b>is thanks inrge part to the Turner Group’s investment. It’s like that old saying–every talented person needs someone who recognizes their worth.
<b>“</b><b>I’ve </b><b>never </b>tried to downy how much Bowen helped me. In <b>fact</b>, I’m genuinely grateful he believed in me and had my back when <b>I </b><b>was </b><b>at </b>rock bottom.
“Ande on, if someone handed you the Turner Group’s support, wouldn’t you jump at the chance too?”
The reporter who asked the question <b>gave </b>an awkward smile. Honestly, everyone was eyeing Turner Group’s support.
Another reporter asked, “I’d like to ask Ms. Cherniavsky something. You’ve gone through some tough times in the past, but in public, you’ve always acted like nothing could <b>get </b>to you.
“A lot of women see you as a role model<b>, </b>wanting to live as independently <b>as </b>you do. But after seeing Bree Technology strike back at the Yurchenko Group today<b>, </b>it looks like you actually do care.”
That was a pretty loaded question.
Whether or not Birgitte cared, it <b>was </b>still a stain on her record. Bringing it up in front of everyone <b>was </b>basically twisting the knife. The reporter <b>was </b>clearly just looking to cause trouble.