Chapter 469:
And what most people didn’t yet realize was that Vivian’s actions had opened the door to a whole new wave of trouble.
At Watson Group headquarters, Brandon pressed his fingers to his temples, his eyes fixed on Vivian across the desk.
Brandon’s voice was ice-cold as he asked, “What were you thinking?”
Vivian blinked at Brandon, bewildered. What was the problem? Wasn’t it her livestream that had supposedly turned things around, saving the company’s stock from total collapse? She was certain she’d done the Watson Group a favor. She was the reason for the sudden recovery, not Millie or anyone else.
All these years, Millie had never wielded this kind of influence. Only Vivian managed to stir up such a dramatic effect.
Still, she couldn’t say that outright, so she masked herself with a pained, innocent expression. “Brandon, when I saw the Watson Group’s market value nosedive this morning, I thought I had to do something fast to help.”
But Brandon’s frosty glare didn’t soften.
Eugene, standing to the side, finally spoke up, unable to stay quiet. “Miss Simpson, you can’t just act on your own. These are major company decisions. You need to coordinate with us first.”
A flicker of irritation crossed Vivian’s face, but she quickly hid it. She’d harbored a grudge against Eugene for ages, and once she secured her place as Brandon’s wife, she fully intended to make him pay. For now, however, she had to play along.
“I… I saw the news and just went live without thinking,” Vivian stammered, dropping her gaze and biting her lip. “Anyway, everything turned out fine, didn’t it?”
Eugene cast a frustrated glance her way. “That’s only because the entire company worked through the night, and Mr. Watson never left the boardroom. We had a plan from the start.”
Vivian fell silent, her eyes downcast.
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No one seemed to notice the bitterness simmering just beneath her meek facade.
Brandon, however, never looked away, his cold stare still locked on Vivian.
It dawned on him that he’d acted without thinking things through. He’d grown used to the effortless partnership he shared with Millie, where every project ran smoothly, their instincts perfectly in sync. Half the time, a single glance or a brief smile was enough for them to understand each other’s thoughts.
Moments like today’s fiasco simply never happened when Millie was around. Because she knew that, when it came to a public company, nothing mattered more than building trust through dependable, high-quality products. Sure, Watson Group ran flashy ad campaigns and brought on big-name endorsements, but at the end of the day, their technology was their real backbone.
Brandon noticed the dissatisfaction in Vivian’s eyes, feeling the pressure. But in the end, he decided to let it slide. Vivian just didn’t get how these things worked.
Still, something nagged at him.
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