Chapter 131
That morning, Ronald got up very early. He had already made it known that Bryan was being removed from his position as chairman. Being someone whose pride and reputation were paramount, Ronald wouldn't go back on his word. He got up early to go to the company.
Daxton was also up early, seemingly waiting for Ronald. He stood by the staircase, blocking his way. “Dad, I heard you’ve been pretty interested in that Playzy platform Aubree developed.”
“Why are you asking? Don’t you usually only care about your experiment data?” Ronald adjusted his tie and shot him a sideways glance.
Daxton replied, “Family matters are important. A friend in this field found out that Aubree is my sister and shared this report. Dad, want to see it?”
Suspicious, Ronald took the envelope, opened it, and started reading. As he read, his expression shifted from delight to worry.
He asked, “Is what’s in here true?”
“Of course!” Daxton replied confidently. This wasn’t from any so-called friend. After finding out that Aubree was behind Playzy, he had specifically hired professionals to dig this up.
Playzy had been riding high in the spotlight, but with so many streamers on the platform, it was impossible to regulate them all or ensure they had proper ethics. The report highlighted some incidents of streamers guiding minors to spend excessively. The issue hadn’t exploded yet, but it was a ticking time bomb. If they used this to stir things up, Aubree would be in serious trouble.
Daxton said, “Dad, no matter what, she’s a Wilson. She’s young, inexperienced, and not managing the platform well. If something serious happens, won’t you, as her father, still have to step in and help?”
What he said matched up exactly with what Ronald had been thinking.
“But…” Ronald hesitated. He frowned. He wanted Aubree to fall, but he didn’t want Playzy to suffer. If this scandal came to light and wasn’t handled well, the damage to Playzy would be hard to recover from.
In his mind, both Playzy and Bree Technology already belonged to him. Any loss was his loss.
Ronald said, “This can’t be leaked for now.”
Daxton’s calm, calculated expression cracked. Disbelief flashed across his face. The entire purpose was to bring Aubree down, ideally to bankruptcy. Turner Group invested heavily in Playzy. If it all went down the drain, Bowen’s shareholders would never allow him to continue helping Aubree. That way, Aubree wouldn’t just be broke. She’d lose her biggest supporter.
But now, his father was saying to keep it under wraps.
“Why?” Daxton blurted, then quickly tried to cover, “Dad, don’t you want this project? Wouldn’t exposing this make it easier?”
Ronald gave him a deep look. “Daxton, you’re brilliant in academia, but you don’t understand business. Things aren’t that simple.”
He patted his son’s shoulder and sighed. “I know you’ve been worried about Carmen lately, but…”
Ronald sighed again. “I didn’t expect Aubree to come this far. Carmen… she’s ultimately not a true Wilson. She’s still lacking.”
Neither of them noticed the figure hiding in the corner. Carmen heard their conversation clearly. Her breathing grew rapid as she clutched her mouth tightly with trembling hands. Hatred burned in her eyes.
She cursed inwardly, ‘Aubree is just trash! Trash! How could trash possibly compare to me? She doesn’t deserve it!’
Hatred surged in Carmen’s heart as she quickly left. If her father was too soft to expose things that could damage Aubree, she would do it herself. It looked like Daxton wasn’t too fond of Aubree either.
Carmen then left, missing one last thing that Ronald said.
Ronald said, “But speaking of it, Carmen doesn’t need to be that capable. We’ll give her whatever she wants anyway.”