Chapter 288
Karlie was led away by the counselor who rushed over after hearing the commotion, and the onlookers quickly dispersed.
Sally’s legs turned to jelly, and she couldn’t bring herself to meet Aubree’s gaze.
Aubree looked down at her condescendingly and said, “I haven’t come after you, not that I don’t know what you did, but I can’t be bothered wasting my breath on such petty things.”
Aubree looked straight in her eyes and warned, “Don’t let today’s mess land on you.”
Sally’s sudden wealth that Karlie mentioned was highly suspicious, and her demeanor made it obvious she was up to something. Aubree had no interest in getting involved as long as Sally kept to herself and didn’t cause trouble. That was enough for her.
Aubree didn’t care to analyze her feelings when Sally texted Bowen about the incident. It was the first and last time she would ever do something like that.
Terrified by Aubree’s piercing gaze, Sally couldn’t stop trembling.
‘It’s fine,’ Sally reassured herself. ‘I only sent a few messages. Besides, that powerful person promised she would solve it if anything went wrong…’
Sally knew her. She was from a powerful family.
In the latter half of the month, Aubree enjoyed a much quieter time. The incident with Karlie had been caught on camera, and word quickly spread around school. Everyone now knew Aubree was in a different league from the rest.
Suddenly, there were far fewer people either causing trouble for Aubree or expressing their admiration.
Vincent had booked her a flight for the 30th. When Aubree landed at Südlichen Strand airport, Birgitte was there to meet her.
In just one month, Aubree partnered with e-commerce wholesale markets and, through group buying fresh produce, forcefully carved out her own space in the online shopping sector.
Centered in Südlichen Strand, GrabCheap’s group-buying model quickly gained remarkable popularity and expanded outward. As a rapidly developing economic hub, Südlichen Strand boasted an abundance of working-class consumers, making it an ideal market for GrabCheap’s growth.
For those workers, getting fresh fruits and vegetables at prices way below the market rate was a total steal.
But in the end, it was all just small potatoes, not making much of a splash, and nowhere near the sensation caused by Aubree’s interviews at Playzy and Zappy.
The project had only been incubating for a month. Aubree had initially estimated it would take around three months, but thanks to the Turner Group’s influence in the e-commerce market, the timeline was drastically cut short.
From the very beginning, Birgitte spearheaded GrabCheap’s operations by hand-picking two key colleagues from Bree Technology to help her launch the venture. Once local operations were established, they quickly expanded the team by recruiting a new batch of local staff.
Birgitte explained, “Our model targets lower-tier e-commerce markets, with group buying as our core feature. The more people join, the bigger the discounts.
“In just one month, we’ve made our mark in the market with this model. Now, it’s time for the next step.”
The next step was naturally to officially launch their own e-commerce platform, GrabCheap.
Birgitte reported, “Ms. Miller, the software has been developed according to your requirements. During this period, we’ve established partnerships with various merchants, ensuring that once our e-commerce platform launches, numerous fresh produce wholesalers and fruit growers will be signing up.
“Not only that, Ms. Miller, as you requested, I’ve also successfully secured a partnership with Manchotech. They’ve agreed to let our e-commerce platform integrate with WhatsApp upon launch.”
“Good, but group buying alone isn’t enough,” Aubree said. “Relying solely on WhatsApp Moments connections is limiting. There’s always a ceiling. Every person in Lumanon who hasn’t used GrabCheap yet is a potential customer. Besides group buying, we’re also launching a Group-Bargaining feature.”
Aubree announced, leaving the other executives exchanging puzzled glances.
Birgitte frowned. “Is it like getting people to help bargain?”