Chapter 70
Chapter 70
Chapter 70
Seeing her precious daughter in tears, Susan gently wiped Luna’s face, her own eyes reddening with emotion.
Simon walked over with heavy steps, handing a gift box to Ginny.
“Grandma, this is something I brought for you. Open it and see if you like it p>
Without even glancing at the box, Ginny shoved it straight into Autumn’s arms.
“Autumn, this one’s from me. Go on, open it and see what it is p>
Autumn glanced at Simon, noticing the displeasure on his face.
She was about to say something when Ginny cut her off.
“I said it’s yours, so it’s yours. No need to pay them any mind-just open it p>
Autumn lowered her head and opened the box.
Inside was a pair of exquisitely packaged emerald earrings, just one look at the quality and she knew they were worth a fortune.
Ginny beamed with warmth. “Beautiful. Perfect for our Autumn. You’d better keep them p>
Luna clenched her fists by the side, nails digging into her palms without even noticing the pain.
Once again, Autumn had stolen her spotlight.
How infuriating.
She hesitated, then asked deliberately, “Sister, what were you doing at Vanguard today p>
The moment she mentioned Vanguard, Simon’s expression darkened further.
He pressed a hand against his pounding temple, visibly exhausted.
He’d only landed back home at five this afternoon.
As soon as he arrived, he heard the news-because Autumn had gone to Vanguard, Ethan ad decided to suspend the collaboration with the Lewis Group.
That deal had taken Simon over six months to secure.
And now, thanks to one move from Autumn, everything had fallen apart.
How could he not be furious?
Vanguard had risen to stardom after developing their Al diagnostic technology, quickly becoming the most sought-after partner in the industry.
Companies from around the globe had tried to collaborate with them, only to be turned away by Ethan himself.
Their products were now being steadily adopted by hospitals worldwide.
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Many facilities, impressed by the results, had already signed long-term contracts.
The company’s future was undeniably bright.
But the identity of the Al diagnostic system’s original creator-known only as “Z”-remained a mystery.
For the longest time, people assumed it was Ethan.
Not until the recent conference, when it was announced that Z was returning to the field, did the truth begin to unravel-Z wasn’t Ethan at all.
It was someone else entirely.
Autumn glanced at Luna and calmly replied, “Thanks to you, dear sister, I was fired from the Carter Group. So naturally, I went to Vanguard for an interview.
“After all, people need to eat. If I don’t work, how do I feed myself and pay my bills? Don’t you agree p>
Her words were clearly aimed at the Lewis family.
Luna lived like royalty-she could lie around doing nothing all day and still never go hungry.
But Autumn wasn’t that lucky.
People like her, who lived off a paycheck, didn’t have the luxury of not working.
Luna froze, caught off guard.
That was when Hector spoke up. “Autumn, stop with the passive-aggressive nonsense. No one forced you to work, so what are you even complaining about?
“You think the Lewis family doesn’t have the means to support someone like you p>
Earlier, when he realized Luna had given Autumn a gift that had already been opened, Hector had felt a twinge of guilt.
After all, he’d been the first to call Autumn out.
But after hearing her jab after jab, that guilt disappeared.
Luna was sweet and well-mannered.
There was no way she did it on purpose.
Autumn, on the other hand, was always sharp-tongued and unforgiving.
She was really hard to like,
Autumn let out a short laugh, fed up. “Right, the Lewis family has wealth and power. But what’s that got to do with me p>
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