If he was that great, howe the Diamonde family found her so fast after she’d been hiding for years?
“Take your pick, Ernesto said coldly.
‘Carmen only has me left, Alice thought, covering <b>her </b>face. ‘Aubree… Aubree, your birth was destined for Carmen, so don’t me me for being cruel. I’ll clear the way for Carmen onest time.
“I moved that couple to Rithol City a while back. I’ll find a chance to meet them. It’s better to have them do it than else,” Alice said.
Ernesto smiled, clearly pleased. “I knew you had a n, Alice.”
“That’s still <b>not </b>enough. I’ll get Ronald to help, too,” Alice said. Her voice calm <b>and </b>steady.
She’d made her decision. I have to make sure nothing can go wrong if I’m going to do this, Alice told herself.
<b>anyone </b>
Her eyes grew distant for a moment as <b>a </b>sudden <b>thought </b>crossed her mind. ‘If I hadn’t gone soft back then and let that couple kill Aubree, would any of this have happened?‘
“No, Alice reminded herself, I only told them to send Aubree far away back then. Aubree got lucky and was rescued, eventually ending up in <b>an </b>orphanage. Maybe this is just how fate works!
On the other hand, Carmen also heard the news <b>GrabCheap </b><b>had </b>gone public and raked in assets worth over hundreds of millions. She panicked, her heart pounding with doubt. ‘<b>Can </b>I go head–to–head with Aubree? she wondered.
‘Right now, unless Dad has lost his mind, there is no way he’ll ignore his own daughter, who could pull off a project worth hundreds of millions, just to let me, his adopted daughter, who failed a project and almost got myself in trouble, into the
Then, Carmen forced herself to <b>calm </b>down after freaking out for a bit. She thought, “No. Why should I be scared of Aubree? I’ve got people backing me like the Diamonde family, Mom, and Daxton. They’re all on my side. I started out ahead of <b>her</b>. If she can do it<b>, </b><b>so </b>can 1. Uncle Ernesto is definitely going to make a move once this news gets out!
Carmen hurriedly texted Ernesto.
Ernesto Diamonde: [Rx, I get Aubree handled. What you need to focus on now is getting a project off the ground.<b>] </b>
Ernesto Diamonde: [Don’t let your dad find out you’re behind this project until it’s a hit. Once it takes off and the timing’s right, it’ll be your ticket straight into Wilson <b>Group’s </b>upper management.<b>] </b>
Ernesto was thinking that once Aubree was out of the picture and Ronald was reeling, Carmen could step up, carrying that same aura <b>and </b><b>determination </b>as Aubree. Ronald would see her in a new light.
Ernesto Diamonde: [You’ve got an edge over Aubree, which is your reputation in the art world earned you a solidwork. You don’t have to worry about startup funds at all. You’re starting way ahead of where Aubree was, and the risks are way lower for you.]
Carmen knew she desperately needed something impressive to show for herself, but that was easier said <b>than </b>done.
Carmen Wilson: [Honestly, <b>I </b>have no idea <b>what </b><b>kind </b>of project I could even pull off right <b>now</b>.)
Anyone could start <b>a </b>project, buting up with something groundbreaking like Aubree <b>had </b><b>done</b>? That was a whole different story.
Ernesto Diamonde: [Start a bike–sharing business.]
‘Can that really <b>work?</b>‘ Carmen wondered, full of doubt.
Bike–sharing was already everywhere, and the <b>market </b>was saturated. Most people who tried it lost money, and the ones who made a profit had cashed in. There was basically no room left for neers.
It wasn’t like an emerce tform. There was no untapped lower–tier <b>market </b>to go after.
Ernesto Diamonde: [All the bike–sharingpanies out there <b>use </b>regr bikes. We’ll go with electric bikes instead. Same idea, but way more convenient. Honestly, who wouldn’t pick the <b>easier </b>option? This is a project Diamonde Group has been nning for a while, and I’m handing it to you specifically. Don’t let me down.]
Everything he said was true. Over the years, Diamonde Group had been searching for breakthroughs. Besides their jewelry <b>business</b>, they’d been leveraging the Wilson Group to expand into new <b>areas</b><b>, </b>and the shared e–bike project had been one of their main prioritiestely.
By giving the project to Carmen, Ernesto was investing heavily to back Carmen.
However, he <b>was </b>only giving Carmen this one shot. If she couldn’t get into the Wilson Group, he’d just use her as a pawn to clear the way.
Carmen had no idea what Ernesto was nning, but her face was full of excitement after hearing what he said.