Drill was founded by Carmen with the help of Daton.
Instead of building from scratch, they acquired a failing live-streaming platform, rebranded it as MindDrift, and relaunched it.
Carmen went straight to Daxton and asked him for 35 million dollars to invest. The truth was, Daxton didn’t have so much liquid capital on hand. But when he heard Carmen wanted the money to start a business and prove she was better than Aubree, he directly dipped into the lab’s research funds.
Of course, Daxton didn’t impulsively throw money at Carmen’s idea. He had considered that her plan might work. New media is currently a booming trend, he thought, “and while live-streaming platforms are becoming saturated, they still hold clear advantages over other ventures. As long as no groundbreaking innovations emerge in the market, streaming remains a profitable industry. With Carmen’s innovative PX feature, there’s a real chance to revive the business.”
Not only that, Alice also came to Carmen.
Without another word, she handed Carmen a bank card. “There’s 35 million dollars here. Make good use of it.”
As soon as Carmen received the money, tears streamed down her face. Her performance would put professional actresses to shame. “Thank you, Mom. I’ll surely prove myself!”
Alice smiled affectionately, gazing at Carmen’s face as she gently stroked her brow. “You’ll always be my daughter. That will never change. No matter what, I'll protect you.”
Carmen nodded earnestly. “I'll make you proud, Mom!”
“Let’s not tell your father about this for now. Once you succeed, we’ll give him a surprise,” Alice added. She had another reason for this. If Carmen fails, 70 million dollars is nothing to the Wilson family, and at least Ronald won’t be disappointed in Carmen again.”
Carmen didn’t think she would fail. After all, MindDrift had only just launched, but its profits were already rivaling Playry’s early days. She took Alice’s words at face value. Besides, this was her plan all along.
Dad has been so good to Aubree lately, all because she created Playry, right? If my MindDrift outperforms Playry, he’ll naturally push Aubree aside just as he did before. And I’ll still be the one and only heiress of the Wilson family!
Meanwhile, Aubree was finally on a day off.
With both her club and company running smoothly, she no longer had to micromanage everything.
Aubree knew Isla was still hung up on Alvin. Lately, she’d been running Alvin ragged, even tagging along to the club where she had all the young guys blushing and tripping over themselves.
The thought made Aubree want to laugh.
Aubree invited Isla out today, planning to play the host and take her out for some fun. As for how she convinced Isla, that was a piece of cake.
She logged into her long unused gaming account and put on a dazzling display, instantly enchanting Isla so much that…
Aubree took Isla to the mall. Isla was quite fond of traditional Lumanon outfits, so Aubree decided to buy her a couple of sets.
Isla was still dressed in her chic dress, delicate, adorable, yet perfectly poised.
Alvin was forgotten.
Seeing Aubree, Isla lifted her chin with a feigned air of pride. “I’m only coming with you because you’re good at games. Don’t bother buttering me up to get on my brother’s good side. It won’t work,” she declared.
Chapter 190
“Alright, Princess Isla, can we go now!” Aubree said, offering her hand. After a moment’s hesitation, Isla reluctantly took it.
It feels pretty nice— Isla mused. ‘Hmph, consider it a favor to Aubree. But only for today.’
Since it wasn’t the weekend, the mall was pretty quiet. Aubree held Isla’s hand as they stepped into the elevator. The only other passengers were two smartly dressed, broad-shouldered men, the kind who looked like they either lived at the gym or had serious training. Aubree gave them a quick once over before looking away as the elevator climbed floor by floor.
Isla suddenly frowned and pressed closer to Aubree. She whispered, “Aubree, those two guys behind us seem to be staring at us.”