Chapter 120
Her plan was to prepare any random dress, but Daxton told her that since everyone was focused on Carmenโs birthday, no one would notice if something went wrong with Aubreeโs dress. But if anything did go wrong, the Wilson family would lose face.
Since Aubree and Carmen had similar builds, they could just give Aubree one of Carmenโs old dresses. That would be safer and less of a hassle.
Alice went with the idea. So, in reality, no new dress was ever prepared for Aubree.
Ronald didnโt notice her guilty look and assumed everything had been properly arranged.
โAlright, Emery. If youโve got nothing else to do, go rest in your room.โ His tone had a hint of warning.
Recently, there were online rumors of discord within the Wilson family, which affected the companyโs shares. Everyone had to be present at tonightโs party, no exceptions.
Emery was annoyed but could only grumble, โGot it.โ
A bit later, Trevor came back.
Their mom was upstairs with Carmen doing her makeup, and Emery wasnโt home. Their dad was contacting guests.
Only Bryan and Daxton were handling the party preparations.
Seeing him return, Bryan greeted him. โTrevor, youโre back. Busy with filming lately?โ
Trevor replied, โItโs been okay. Of course, I made time to come home for my sisterโs birthday.โ
Then, Daxton chimed in with a mood-killing remark. โThe question is, which sister are you here for?โ
Trevor smiled diplomatically. โYou know who.โ
He played it safe. Then he mentioned how Aubree had visited his filming set recently.
Trevor said, โThe female lead, Sylvia, said Aubree came to discuss some live-stream collaboration, but I donโt think Aubree is capable of something like that.โ
Heโd been too busy with filming lately and hadnโt kept up with the news. He didnโt know that Playzy had already launched and gone viral. Even when he saw some headlines, he never made the connection to Aubree.
Daxton was even more clueless. Heโd been sacrificing sleep to make time for Carmenโs birthday prep.
He gave the same opinion as Trevor had before.
Daxton said, โShe wasnโt there to talk business. She was just trying to get close to you. Donโt fall for it. Aubreeโs always scheming.โ
Trevor nodded. โThatโs what I thought too. She never came back after those two days.โ
โProbably saw you didnโt fall for her and gave up.โ Daxton folded his arms with a cold sneer.
Just then, Wendy came rushing in, looking flustered. Daxton frowned. โWendy, what are you panicking for? Didnโt Dad tell you to wait for Aubree?โ
Wendy replied, โMr. Daxton Wilson, thatโs exactly why Iโm looking for Mr. Ronald Wilson.โ
โWhat did she mean?โ Daxton glanced toward the door. โDid Aubree arrive?โ
He said, โSo what if she did? Why all the fuss?โ
โNoโฆโ Wendy became more anxious. She had seen how Ronald was dead set on Aubree coming today. But as someone whoโd observed everything over the years, she knew very well what kind of life Aubree had in this household.
Seeing that Aubree still hadnโt shown up, Wendy sent a message to check in. Aubree never even intended to come back.
Wendy couldnโt wait any longer. It would upset Ronald and ultimately hurt his reputation.
โMiss Miller wonโt come back here!โ Wendy blurted it out and rushed off to find Ronald, leaving Daxton dumbfounded.
Bryanโs expression turned thoughtful. He looked at Trevor. โTrevor, is Aubreeโs company called Bree Technology?โ
Unlike the other two, Bryan had been paying attention. With how viral Playzy had become, heโd already started looking into it.
Now, hearing what Trevor said, he had a hunch. โI think thatโs the name.โ
Bryan replied, โThen Aubree probably didnโt come to look for you after all.โ
He continued, โRecently, a new live-stream app called Playzy launched. It shot to the top of app stores overnight. And according to financial estimates, the companyโs revenue in just a few days has conservatively exceeded 30 million dollars.โ
Trevorโs eyes widened in disbelief. He couldnโt imagine those numbers having anything to do with Aubree.
Daxton was equally shocked.