<b>Chapter </b><b>488 </b>
Aubree’s words really made a difference<b>. </b><b>After </b>the Angel Investors‘ Summit, <b>big </b>investors who were originally interested in BeeShare <b>all </b>lost interest.
They didn’t need to suck up to the Wilson Group and <b>were </b><b>smart </b>enough to do their own <b>digging</b>. <b>Once </b><b>they </b>checked things out the way Aubree suggested, <b>they </b>quickly saw what kind of mess BeeShare was actually <b>in</b>.
<b>As </b>for the smaller and mid<b>–</b>sized investments, they were just a drop in the <b>ocean </b>for BeeShare. They were <b>barely </b>enough to keep things afloat, <b>but </b><b>still </b>better than nothing.
Now that things hade to this, they couldn’t <b>just </b>stand by and watch the project’s cash flow copse.
In the end, with the Lawson family stepping in to take the lead, BeeShare managed to pull in some investment after all. The way it happened was totally unexpected, and the result <b>was </b>theplete opposite of what everyone had predicted.
At the Wilson family.
Carmen filled Ronald in on what had happened at the investment meeting. “Aubree’s definitely out to get us!”
She put on a show of being angry and confused. “Our project and Aubree’spany have nothing to do with each other<b>. </b><b>Isn’t </b>she obviously targeting us?<b>” </b>
Carmen thought, “Targeting <b>us</b>? Who exactly? Me or the Wilson family?‘
Bryan chimed in, “Aubree really crossed the line this time. Things didn’t go the way we nned at all. They wentpletely off the rails.
“If it weren’t for Elizabeth stepping in and getting the Lawson Group to lead the way with some investment, BeeShare would’ve been dead in the
water<b>.</b><b>” </b>
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They both thought Ronald would blow up after hearing all this. But to their surprise, he just burst outughing.
“Well done, that’s real skill!” he eximed.
He’d always thought Aubree <b>was </b>smart, sharp–eyed, and unppable in a <b>crisis</b><b>. </b>But this time, he saw another side of Aubree.
She had the ability to make the most of what she had and defeat <b>her </b>enemies without even lifting a finger<b>. </b>It might look unremarkable, but Ronald knew that in the business world, this <b>was </b>no small feat.
Even his pride and <b>joy</b>, Bryan and Carmen, had both suffered a loss at her hands.
“That’s my daughter<b>, </b>alright. She’s incredible<b>!</b>” Ronald said.
Bryan and Carmen exchanged nces. They wondered if Ronad had gone off insane from experiencing everything<b>. </b>
“Dad, you still treat Aubree like she’s your daughter, but she doesn’t see herself that way anymore,” Bryan said quietly, reminding Ronald that Aubree <b>was </b>their enemy <b>at </b>the moment.
But Ronald <b>just </b>brushed it off. <b>As </b>far as he was concerned, his n with Alice was rock solid, and no matter what, he was still Aubree’s real father.
‘Aubree might hate the Wilson family, but would she really hate her
own father?‘ he thought to himself.
Thinking back over the past three years, Ronald admitted he had favored Carmen, but he didn’t think he’d ever really wronged Aubree.
He’d scolded or even hit Aubree sometimes, but he felt that all parent were like that. He felt that disciplining Aubree was just part of being a parent He only ever wanted what was best for her.
Ronald said, “It’s normal for her to hold a grudge, but at the end of the day, I’m still her father.
“Would she really go so far as to actuallyy a hand on her dad? If she needs to vent, then let her<b>–</b>just let her <b>get </b>it out of her system.”
Bryan’s expression darkened. He thought, ‘What does he mean by letting her get it out of her system?
her get Emery he
‘Aubree went after Emery first. He’s still stuck in jail. I visited him a couple of days ago–he was nothing like the proud Emery he used to be, just totally defeated.
And not long ago, she set up Trevor. Let her get it out of her system? Does Dad want to line all four <b>of </b>us brothers up for her to take revenge on, one <b>after </b>another?‘
His <b>heart </b>sank, and the look he shot Ronald out of the corner of his eye turned dangerous.
Meanwhile, Ronald <b>was </b>still lost in the joy of having such an amazing <b>daughter</b><b>, </bpletely oblivious <b>to </b>what was going on in Bryan’s mind.
Honestly<b>, </b>even if Ronald did feel a little guilty about Aubree, there was no way he’d ever sacrifice <b>all </b>four of his sons for her.