Chapter 758
He just talked to Lia a bit more, he felt unworthy.
Jackson raised an eyebrow, "Then forget it..."
Mike immediately cut Jackson off, "Even so, my words are worth a fortune, so I won't be formal with you. Thanks, Jackson. With this attitude, you'll definitely be able to attend Lia's wedding banquet this year."
Gray looked at Mike's eagerness and felt a pang of annoyance, only to feel even more irritated.
Gray stood up, "I'm going out for some fresh air."
He quickly walked out, and Terry finished cleaning up breakfast, set the dining table on the hospital bed, and left, giving Mike and Jackson some privacy to talk.
Only then did Mike speak. "Jackson, things are going so well with Lia now, should I speed things up on my end?"
Star Group and the Green Group have been secretly collaborating for the past two months.
And the projects they are working on are highly overlapping with the three projects that Star Group had previously deeply collaborated on with the Price Group.
Mike was well aware that Jackson had been paving the way for this for over two months, preparing to push the Price Group out of the Star Group's fleet.
However, the collaboration with the Green Group is still being conducted in secret, and Dominic knows nothing about it.
Just a few days ago, Dominic attended a financial summit, gave the opening speech, and envisioned the future development of the Price Group.
Little did he know it was destined to be just a fantasy.
"No need, just follow the original steps."
Rushing could easily mess things up, revealing flaws and alerting Dominic prematurely, which would be troublesome.
Mike nodded, "Okay."
But he couldn't help but feel a bit emotional. Jackson used to have such a good relationship with the Price family.
Who would have thought it would come to this?
HorizonHive Media
Early in the morning, Star and Bianca walked into the building hand in hand, both wearing limited edition designer outfits, with exquisite makeup, exuding an air of high society elegance.
Star was holding a large bouquet of flowers, chatting and laughing.
As they walked by, they left a trail of fragrance.
After they entered the elevator, the receptionists and employees waiting for the elevator in the lobby started to gossip.
"Ms. Porter was scolded so badly online and was even removed from the company, how come she's back?"
The Ms. Porter she referred to was, of course, Bianca.
The employee next to her looked at her like she was an idiot.
"So what if she was scolded? Who will remember this in a few days? Ms. Porter's family background is there, she's still an enviable, beautiful, and wealthy woman."
"Yeah, the firing was just for show. HorizonHive Media belongs to the Porter family, Ms. Porter can come and go as she pleases."
"But I heard this time Ms. Porter offended Mr. Frane from Star Group, even Mr. Porter couldn't afford to offend him, that's why it blew up so much."
"So what, didn't you see how close Ms. Porter and Ms. Price are?" Another tall employee joined the discussion.
"What does this have to do with Ms. Price?" The previously clueless employee was even more confused.
The tall employee straightened up, showing a sense of superiority. "You don't know? Ms. Price is Mr. Frane's childhood friend and lifesaver, his future wife! Any small conflict between Ms. Porter and Mr. Frane would have been resolved with Ms. Price mediating and saying a few good words!"
"Really?"
Everyone was shocked to hear such a big insider news.
The tall employee felt even more superior, looked around to make sure no high-level executives were around, then took out his phone. "Of course it's true, I'll show you a video and you'll understand."
"What video?"
Soon, everyone gathered around to watch a blurry video.
The video was clearly from a socialite gathering, with colorful lights and a relaxed atmosphere in the private room.
Star, sitting on the sofa, was obviously drunk, leaning on Bianca's shoulder to rest.
Two women nearby were playfully fighting and accidentally knocked over a candelabra on the table.
The candelabra fell, igniting Star's dress, causing a chorus of screams.
Star, reacting a bit slowly, raised her hand to pat out the flames on her dress, but her glove caught fire instead.
"Oh no! The glove is on fire!"
"Hurry, take off the glove!"
"What's going on! The pinky finger is gone!"
As a few people rushed to help, everyone watched in horror as the fire burned through the pinky finger area of Star's glove.
Star seemed panicked and tried to leave, but Bianca pulled off her glove, revealing an ugly and deformed four-fingered hand.
There was another round of screams and panic.
"Oh my God! She doesn't have a pinky finger!"
Someone couldn't control their exclamation, and Star's face changed dramatically. Unable to bear the shock and the astonished looks from everyone, she quickly hid her hand behind her back and said.
"Sorry to scare everyone, I got burned and need to go take care of it."
Star forced herself to finish speaking, then turned and quickly walked towards the restroom, her back looking both stubborn and fragile.
Bianca glared at the few people present and hurriedly followed.
The scene was quiet for a moment before someone patted their chest and spoke.
"How did she lose her pinky finger?"
"No wonder she always wears gloves, it wasn't just a burn scar, it was something this scary!"
The video ended there.
But the employees who watched the video were all stunned. Star had been working at their company for half a month.
They had only envied Star's background, never imagining that under those gloves was a mutilated body.
It was unbelievable and very sympathetic.
"But, what does this have to do with Mr. Frane?"
"Of course it has something to do with him. After this party, the socialites who were present asked their parents about it and found out that over ten years ago, Mr. Frane and Ms. Price were kidnapped together.
"Ms. Price lost that finger to buy time for Mr. Frane to escape. Mr. Frane has been looking for Ms. Price all these years, and when he founded Star Group, the 'Star' was for Star Price."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a chorus of exclamations and admiration for Star's bravery and kindness, her beauty and good heart.
People marveled at the deep bond between Star and Jackson, their childhood friendship.
Naturally, some people raised doubts, but those voices were quickly drowned out by louder ones and soon disappeared.
The elevator arrived, and everyone crowded in, still discussing.
The tall man who had spread the video stepped out of the crowd and entered the nearby stairwell.
He took out his phone and made a call, "Ms. Porter, the video has been spread. Don't worry, in two or three days, it will be all over the employee groups and then spread to all the company groups in Miracalia. Everyone will know about the connection between Ms. Price and Mr. Frane."
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