Chapter 251
Aubree caused a stir at the hospital and was quite pleased with the outcome. After the discharge, Alice seemed to avoid Ronald deliberately. She didn’t even go home, but took a plane and went overseas.
Aubree also received unexpected news that Carmen’s MindDrift initially made some profit but later lost it all. To make matters worse, Alice and Daxton covered the losses with their own money.
Alice was loaded, but Daxton was an academic who spent most of his time in the lab. As Wilson Group’s dividends were managed by dedicated professionals, he didn’t have much cash flow on hand.
After MindDrift closed down, Vincent thoroughly investigated some of the early investments and concluded that Daxton had misappropriated lab funds.
However, bringing this up now would not pose a threat. The Wilson family might have easily made up for the losses, and Daxton might have already rectified it.
Aubree remembered that in her previous life, the drug that Daxton developed had a critical flaw. However, he only received heavy criticism after he got into trouble misappropriating the lab funds.
Playzy was practically running by itself now. The two new features were raking in cash every day. The platform had completely stabilized now, and it had also set the perfect stage for Zappy, which she would launch soon.
Aubree wasn’t rushing Zappy’s release, knowing the SAT was approaching and launching Zappy would be a huge undertaking. Instead, she started to focus on her studies.
It was probably the most peaceful period Aubree had experienced. There were no abrupt troubles and disturbances from the Wilson family.
The summer heat kept rising, and it signaled that a turning point in life was approaching for many.
While focusing on her studies, Aubree also had the people at Bree Technology use their Playzy platform as a starting point to connect with other social and live–streaming platforms, bringing the concept of short videos into the public eye.
Recently, many people noticed that while browsing livestreams or other social platforms, short videos ranging from a few seconds to several dozen seconds would pop up. They found it pretty entertaining.
These short videos were filmed by internet celebrities and artists whom Aubree had arranged to be trained and nurtured by Peace Entertainment.
At first, they appeared much like inserted ads, but eventually evolved into the dedicated short video category. The traffic generated by these short videos across platforms was quite impressive in the past few months.
However, it was still considered small–scale and barely stirred up major waves just yet. Aubree’s team was starting to get anxious, urging her to launch Zappy as soon as possible. However, Aubree wasn’t in a hurry as the explosive rise of short videos was inevitable.
Time flew by, and June arrived. Aubree was assigned to take her exam at Silverlake High School, in a different exam venue from Alvin and Matilda.
Alvin had ranked first in the school for the art entrance exam, so as long as his academic scores weren’t too poor, getting into Rithol Art School wouldn’t be a problem.
Outside the main entrance of the exam hall, a dense crowd of people gathered, all parents there to see their children off for the college entrance exam. Aubree stood still for a moment, dazed by the sight.
Many of the students were accompanied by their parents. Regardless of whether they were nervous inside, they all appeared cheerful. Some parents were holding snacks and drinks, others clutched pencil cases, gently reminding their children to do their best and not to be nervous.
To say she wasn’t envious would be a lie. Aubree quickly pulled herself together and thought, ‘Now isn’t the time to feel sad. I have to focus on the exam ahead.’
Clutching her clear stationery pouch, Aubree double–checked her ID and admission ticket to make sure nothing was missing.
“Don’t be scared. Just do your best on the exam. Even if you don’t do well, I’ll take care of you,” Daxton said.
“You can do it, Carmen,” Daxton cheered. “Mom is still overseas, and you know how things have been lately… But don’t worry, I’m with you.”
“Don’t worry, Daxton. I’ll do my best; it’s for myself,” Carmen said with determination.