Chapter 1499


    A reporter, "I can''t believe someone has the guts to invest in Alonso Corporation at this point..."


    Chloe paused for a moment, a faint smirk ying on her lips, a hint of irony shing in her eyes.


    "I don''t think someone with a worth of 30 billion would just hand it all over to Alonso Corporation


    with no strings attached..." She finished,manding the attention of the reporters present with her


    casual demeanor.


    She casually added, "Did the Alonso Corporation give up operating rights in a certain region, or did


    they sell a portion of their shares?"


    Wendy, Chloe''spetitor, couldn''t miss any news about Chloe.


    Right now, she was sitting on a couch in Cole''s office, watching Chloe on TV, stillposed even


    amidst media scrutiny. Chloe''s sharp insights and confidence, especially her spot-on guess about


    Alonso Corporation selling its shares, made Wendy''s blood boil. She felt overwhelmed by a mix of


    anger, resentment, and disgust.


    Her expression clearly indicated that she wanted Chloe to pay a price. She despised Chloe, for she


    couldn''t beat her. Because she often lost, because she was always the one getting hurt, because


    Chloe had stolen her happiness, because Chloe had caused the current predicament of the Alonso


    Corporation, and because Chloe had guessed right about the source of Alonso Corporation''s 30


    billion.


    Because she had to give up her own shares.


    How could she possibly be in a good mood when Chloe had guessed all her troubles?


    Cole sat beside her, his brows furrowed as he watched Chloe on the screen, his expression grave.


    This woman was not to be underestimated. Her stratagems were too deep. Her deductions hit the


    mark every single time.


    The shares in the hands of the Alonso family, the estrangement between the Harper family and the


    Larkin family, including the previous acquisition of Austin''s Hardware from Robin...


    Even the previous dealings with the Summers family''s Carolina, Keira, and the current mediocre


    development of the Olson Group.


    Everything that happened, was rted to this woman.


    Having lived for so many years, Chloe''s consistent sess was not without her sharp mind and


    strong strategies. Most importantly, she considered all the pros and cons of every situation,


    searched for clues in these problems, and filtered out the most probable possibilities.


    She was always fully prepared, so no matter how things developed, she could handle it effortlessly,


    everything was within her expectations. That was the secret to her sess.


    But while everyone knew how to prepare in advance, they could not consider all possible scenarios


    as thoroughly as her. And Wendy, up until now, had been learning. But when it came to practical


    application, her weaknesses were exposed. Compared to a woman who had been battling in the


    business world for years, she was simply too green. Wendy''s loss to her was not without reason.


    Even he almost lost to her as well.


    "Focus on learning in thepany and do your best to run it. Don''t use the Alonso Corporation as a


    bargaining chip to fight with that woman. You can''t beat her." Cole advised Wendy. If he couldn''t


    handle something, he would choose to avoid it.


    The current Alonso Corporation couldn''t afford any turmoil. Especially with Chloe, he never knew


    when and where she would deliver a fatal blow.


    Wendy clenched her teeth in silence. How could she ept being manipted by Chloe?


    And she couldn''t beat her. Even her father said so?


    Seeing the dark look in her eyes, Cole frowned, unable to help calling out, "I''m talking to you. Did


    you hear me?!"


    Wendy lowered her eyelids, remaining silent for a long time before saying, "I know."


    Seeing her repressed expression, Cole could also feel the unpleasantness of being oppressed. She


    had been through too muchtely. These were hardships that most people would never experience


    in their lifetime.


    After all, Wendy was his daughter, and he had high hopes for her since she was young. Sometimes


    when he calmed down and thought about it, he felt sorry for her. He could clearly see her restraint


    now and couldn''t help but sigh. Heforted her, saying, "You''re still young. Why not focus on


    improving yourself for now? Once this difficult period is over and the Alonso Corporation is back on


    its feet, you can deal with her however you want." Content is property of N?velDrama.Org.


    Cole deliberately paused here, looking at her meaningfully before speaking again, "A butcher


    always takes time to sharpen his knife before ughtering a pig. Only then can he kill it quickly and


    efficiently, do you understand?"


    His implication was clear, and Wendy nodded slightly. That was right. She didn''t want to slowly


    torture Chloe, and she didn''t want Chloe to experience all the pain she had gone through.


    She wanted to see Chloe''s downfall as soon as possible, so she could bear the patience for now.


    She needed to sharpen herself into the sharpest knife, to deliver the fatal blow to that bitch Chloe.


    ...


    Jete was currently fully invested in creating her new album, Crysti had joined a film crew, and


    Cicely had also joined the crew with an assistant in tow.


    Chloe had heard some news about the crew recently. There was plenty of news coverage.


    It was said that Danielle had only shown up at the crew''s opening ceremony and hadn''t been seen


    since, even though they had been shooting for over a week.


    When the news first came out, she received most of the mockery and criticism. But in less than 24


    hours, the news stopped circting, or to be precise, disappeared entirely.


    There was only one exnation. The director stepped up to rify, saying that the filming schedule


    was arranged in such a way that Danielle had few scenes early on, due to a minor scheduling


    conflict on her part. After discussions among the crew, her early scenes were moved toter stages.


    With the director stepping up, someizens felt it was pointless to add any morements. So,


    the whole thing was wrapped up hastily.


    When Chloe saw how things unfolded, she just smirked. It was supposed to be something that


    Danielle''s agent could simply exin to the media, but in the end, the director himself had to step


    in. Even though the incident didn''t make a huge ssh, it didn''tpletely disappear either.


    In the local entertainment industry, news about Danielle always seemed to start but never


    concluded, to begin but never end.


    Was it because of Danielle''s status as an A-list celebrity? Yeah. Because behind this A-lister,


    Danielle, there was a man who doted on her. It had always been like this.


    She was now curious if Seth, juggling between two women, could really handle things smoothly.