The secretary led Serene towards the meeting room.
She thought that the meeting room would be crowded. But after the door was opened, she only saw
three people in there.She frowned, sensing that something was not right.
“Who are you? Where‘s Adina Daugherty?” Jasmine stood up and asked coldly.
Serene took a deep breath and said, “I‘m Serene Reyes, Ms. Daugherty‘s assistant. I‘m here today to
attend the meeting on her behalf.”
“Heh, now she knows her place as one of the mice living in the gutter. Is that why she doesn‘t dare to
meet us?” Jasmine sneered and mocked, “Isn‘t she a very capable woman? Without the Winters family,
she‘s just a poser!”
“Sit down,” Zhenny said coldly, “With all your mockery, you don‘t look like a noble lady anymore.” !
Jasmine snorted and sat down.
Benny coughed and said calmly, “Ms. Reyes, since you‘re here, let‘s start the meeting.”
Right after Serene sat down, he handed her a document. “This is the approval of our chip design from
upper management. Please have a look.”
Serene instantly became upset after she read the first page. She quickly skimmed through the
document, and said in disbelief,” . This is nonsense! There can never be these loopholes in our
company‘s chip design. It‘s a deliberate frame–up.”
“Ms. Reyes, this is the conclusion drawn from the scientific test from upper management. The chips
that LaStar Technology Corporation designed can steal customers‘ private information and monitor
their call and chat records …” Benny had a serious expression as he said, “Once this report is handed
over to the police, your company will be prosecuted.”
Serene looked at the bright red seal on the document. It was indeed the official final verdict.
“We tested the chips on our side and there was no problem. So, this means that Elitos colluded with
the government…
“If you want to settle this matter peacefully, you must pay us ten times the original commission.” Benny
lightly tapped on the desktop. “Our company doesn‘t want to make a big deal out of this kind of thing.
It‘ll affect our reputation. It‘ll be best if we can solve it privately and keep some dignity to ourselves.”
“Ten times? That‘s more than $100,000,000 ! Do you think the money in our company grows on trees?”
Serene‘s voice quivered. She pointed at them and gritted her teeth. “Well, I think you two are the ones
behind this! Before this, Mdm. Jones, you suffered a loss because of Ms. Daugherty. You‘re just trying
to take revenge now, am I right? Jones Corporation has always been an upright company. I truly didn‘t
expect you to come up with such a…”
Jasmine slapped Serene‘s cheek harshly.
Her right hand turned numb from the slap. She said coldly, “Who are you to point your fingers at my
mother when you talk to her?”
Serene felt the heat on her cheek as she reeled in disbelief.
She had not expected them to hit her.She was slapped in the face in broad daylight, in a society ruled
by law.
“Ms. Reyes, go back and tell Ms. Daugherty that she can either pay ten times the commission for the
liquidated damages or see us in court.” Zhenny tossed the compensation plan to Serene and said
calmly, “Guards, you can send Ms. Reyes out now.”
Two bodyguards at the door of the meeting room came in and forcefully dragged Serene out.
Serene looked at the three people in the room angrily as she swung her hands and left.
“Jas, you shouldn‘t have acted so rashly. Think about the consequences of your action,” Benny said in
disapproval.
“Uncle Benny, there‘s nothing to be afraid of. She only works for Adina, and right now, she‘s a nobody!”
Jasmine mocked, “A month ago, she was married into the Winters family and became the glorious
Mdm. Winters. Well, I bet she wasn‘t expecting that after just a month, she‘ll be abandoned and chased
out of the mansion. Someone who has gone against the Winters family won’t be able to survive in Sea
City in the future. We don‘t need to be afraid of her.”
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