Chapter 424
Pretty, rich, and witty, Grace had many fans. After she was elected as the most beautiful emcee in Südlichen Strand, she gave an exclusive interview to a media company.
Thanks to Elizabeth’s advice, she tried to blacken Birgitte’s name with tricks. She had a good reason to call Birgitte the other woman in her relationship with Hugo. Before Birgitte appeared, the Moore couple hadn’t denied Grace as their future daughter-in-law in public. Besides, Hugo had intimate interactions with Grace from time to time.
In the eyes of the public, Grace and Hugo were lovers though they never had admitted that openly. That was why Grace was confident about her first trick. Her hint in the interview was subtle. She would excuse herself with a broken heart if the Moore couple questioned her. She could shift the blame to the interviewer who craved attention. In short, she was innocent.
When the news started circulating on social media platforms, Hugo hadn’t left Rithol City yet. The whole thing smelled fishy to him. Hugo contacted Birgitte and gave his explanation before the whole thing got out of control.
Birgitte didn’t blame Hugo, and she commented, “The bad people seize every chance to cause trouble.” Birgitte sought help from her technical staff, and Hugo made good use of his influence. Therefore, the news was deleted before it could make a splash. Both Hugo and Birgitte moved fast, so all the information about the scandal was wiped out quickly. In other words, Grace’s trick failed.
Grace was stunned. Not long ago, she was expecting Birgitte to be cursed by the public and the Moore family to acknowledge her as Hugo’s girlfriend. She had thought that her plan was flawless. She hired online trolls, got help from Elizabeth, and bribed the media company to spread the rumor. However, all her trolls couldn’t spread the rumor or comment on it now. The task wasn’t finished, but some unkind trolls refused to refund Grace and blacklisted her phone number.
“Is Birgitte so powerful?” Grace wondered.
In fact, Bowen should take credit for that. Hugo didn’t want to bother his parents with this trifle, so he asked Bowen for help.
With doubt about Birgitte’s ability and Hugo’s, Grace asked, “Who is the boss behind the scenes?” The rumor had been wiped out so quickly that Grace felt restless.
“Elizabeth, the news is gone,” Grace said.
“So quick?” Elizabeth answered the video call from Grace and was surprised by the update. “The Moore family?”
“No, even the Moore family couldn’t pull this off so fast,” Elizabeth thought. Then, a game popped up in her mind. “It made sense if Bowen was the boss behind the scenes."
“The Turner family?” Grace thought. Her heart skipped a beat. She believed that the worst consequence would be a lecture if the Moore couple found out the truth. However, the Turner family got involved…
A chill ran down her spine. “Even Elizabeth doesn’t dare to mess with the Turner family,” she thought.
“Birgitte is on the same boat as Aubree. Didn’t you foresee the intervention from the Turner Group before you plotted against Birgitte?” There came an unfamiliar voice.
Aghast, Grace thought, “Elizabeth has a friend there! Who is she? Why did Elizabeth let her join this conversation?”
“The Moore family is powerful, and there are Bree Technology and the Turner Group. You should feel lucky that the rumor could appear on the news,” the unfamiliar voice ridiculed.
Grace couldn’t recognize the voice, and she was irritated. “Hugo is so protective of Birgitte. How shameless Birgitte is to say that Hugo is just her friend,” she thought.
At the same time, Grace was mad at Hugo. “Did Hugo dump me because Birgitte is an easy girl? Why did he move so fast this time if he isn’t interested in her?” she wondered.
“What should I do now? I have a lot of evidence to convict them. Shouldn’t Birgitte pay the price for what she did?” Grace already saw Birgitte as the other woman in her relationship with Hugo.
Elizabeth looked at the person sitting on the couch opposite her. “What’s your advice?”
“Does it mean cooperation?” the female voice sounded again.
“We are friends when we have a common enemy,” Elizabeth replied.
A low chuckle sounded, and Grace heard that woman say, “The news can be deleted from the Internet, but can they hush people in reality? Don’t the celebrities have radical fans?”
After Grace’s first trick failed, Birgitte shifted her attention back to her work.
In the middle of May, GrabCheap went public abroad at 51 dollars per share, and its market value instantly increased to 78 billion dollars.
When the news reached the business circle of Südlichen Strand, people were stunned. What a record! Wasn’t Aubree a genius?
Together with the Wilson Group, Tengu Gruppe had caused a lot of trouble for GrabCheap, but it failed to prevent GrabCheap from going public anyway.
The good news excited the employees of GrabCheap. The employees would get fancy bonuses, and several of them might become billionaires.
The investors of GrabCheap called Aubree and gave their congratulations in excited tones. In an instant, Aubree became a legendary businesswoman. The Wilson Group and Tengu Gruppe spared no effort to cause trouble for GrabCheap since its establishment, but GrabCheap still prospered under Aubree’s leadership. With its unique business model, GrabCheap had a bright future, and its success couldn’t be replicated.
Aubree quickly became well known throughout the world.