Chapter 422
Sophia aimed to marry into the Wilson family and become rich. How could she say no when Trevor asked for her hand?
She agreed without hesitation when Trevor asked for her help to clear his name.
To marry into the Wilson family, she had joined hands with Aubree. Since her goal was achieved, she was anxious to please Trevor instead of her old teammate.
In her opinion, she had done nothing against Trevor, except that she had urged him into a marriage in public.
With a flawless smile, Sophia said, “The recording of my conversation with Carmen was edited. The trap for Aubree is nonsense. Aubree helped me, so why should I set her up?”
If she were simple, she couldn’t have beaten other women to become Trevor’s girlfriend.
Trevor was quite satisfied with this explanation, so he spared Sophia a smiling face. “You are right. Aubree is my little sister, so there is no reason for me to hurt her. I owe her for taking care of you when I was ignorant of your pregnancy.”
He ruffled Sophia’s hair, his lips curving into a perfect smile. Sophia was instantly charmed and blushed, though she knew Trevor’s temper.
A few days later, Trevor went to the city hall with Sophia for their marriage license. He didn’t disguise himself on that trip, so his marriage soon became a trending topic on social media platforms.
He even showed off his marriage license on his personal social media accounts.
Trevor: [Not a rumor. We are married as we are supposed to be.]
His marriage license became a breakthrough for his fans.
[Look! Isn’t Trevor reliable?]
[I feel a bit sad, but I still wish Trevor happiness.]
[Unreliable? There is their marriage license.]
Then, Sophia issued a statement saying that the recording was a misunderstanding and that she had been down because Trevor had kept the farce online from her for her sake.
Sophia claimed that the recording had been edited, but some people insisted that it was authentic and complete. Trevor’s fans blindly sided with their icon.
Aubree had foreseen that Trevor got married to Sophia and that Sophia shifted her stance.
Trevor had been popular for years. He had many fans and was influential at home and abroad. Therefore, Aubree knew that she couldn’t ruin Trevor with just one blow.
After the farce, Aubree shifted her attention from the Wilson family to GrabCheap, which would soon go public.
Time flew by, and April was here. After a thorough investigation and analysis, Aubree realized that there would be obstacles from Tengu Gruppe, the Wilson Group, and the other competitors if GrabCheap went public at home.
GrabCheap had an unstoppable rise, so it would greatly threaten its rivals.
Besides, Aubree was afraid that Bowen wouldn’t approve of her decision. In other words, the Turner Group might take action to prevent GrabCheap from going public.
Bowen was the leader of the Turner Group, but his decisions needed the approval of the board. The Turner Group wasn’t an investor of GrabCheap, so its high market share in e-commerce would be affected by GrabCheap for sure.
Aubree talked things over with her shareholders, and they decided to go public abroad.
There would be obstacles and an uncertain future if GrabCheap went public at home. Aubree preferred an easy way and spared Bowen trouble and embarrassment.
She believed that the business model of GrabCheap would be popular in the foreign market as well. Besides, she was thrilled to earn money from foreigners.
Aubree visited Ollie for something private though she was busy.
“Wow, what a surprise your visit is!” Ollie teased at the sight of Aubree, and his eyebrows were raised high. He wore a suit with his collar wide open.
Aubree didn’t beat around the bush. “Ollie, I came to ask about Bowen’s birthday.”
As a girlfriend, she was attentive to everything related to Bowen, but she failed to find out his birthday. It was difficult finding the time to talk with Ollie during the start of her business and her fight against the Wilson family.
Bowen had thrown two birthday parties for Aubree, so Aubree wanted to do something in return.
Looking back, Aubree found that she hadn’t celebrated his birthday with him even once.
Well… Ollie sat up a bit straighter, looking hesitant. “Bowen doesn’t celebrate his birthday after he turned thirteen.”
“Thirteen? Bryan…” Aubree thought.
“Bowen’s birthday is May 25th. Every year, he goes to the cemetery that day…”
Ollie said no more, and Aubree understood him.
“Thanks, Ollie. I will buy you dinner some other day,” Aubree promised.
After saying goodbye to Ollie, Aubree was hesitant about whether to celebrate Bowen’s birthday.
She thought, “It is a sad day for him, and I may make it worse with celebration.”
At the same time, she didn’t want Bowen to live with sadness and regret forever.
After deliberation, Aubree couldn’t come up with a solution and decided to put the problem aside for the time being.
In April, GrabCheap was busy with the preparations for going public.
As expected, Tengu Gruppe colluded with the Wilson Group and other competitors to cause trouble for GrabCheap.
Thanks to Birgitte, those problems were solved one by one, and all the paperwork to go public was ready at the end of April.
After several funding rounds, the market valuation of GrabCheap reached 67 billion dollars.
This figure was shocking to everyone, and people began to say that Bree Technology might become a large company like the Turner Group.
As expected, GrabCheap caused a stir, so the Turner Group held a board meeting.
Most of the board members demanded a plan against Aubree and GrabCheap’s going public.
“Use your brains, guys. I have 30% of Bree Technology’s shares. Our e-commerce business may be affected by GrabCheap, but it won’t be severe. Is it worthwhile to fall out with a good ally?” Bowen asked.
“You made it sound good. Don’t you have your ulterior motive?” A board member complained.
Bowen laughed. “Of course I do. How can I target my girlfriend? Isn’t it absurd? Now, why don’t we shift our attention from Bree Technology to these?” Speaking, he flung several documents onto the desk.