Playtime's Over, CEO: She's Really Done With You-Chapter 449: Serena Sterling—From Leaving with Nothing to a Net Worth of Hundreds of Millions

Chapter 449: Chapter 449: Serena Sterling—From Leaving with Nothing to a Net Worth of Hundreds of Millions

"Mr. Quentin, did you also get involved in this? I remember back then you and Serena Sterling put on a show together," Chaucer asked Matriarch Quentin.

Matriarch Quentin, dressed in a cheongsam and sipping tea, smiled.

"That was her clever maneuver," she said.

Many people in the conference call knew about Serena Sterling’s situation.

After divorcing Julian Lawson, she only wanted the original things from Evan Sheridan, and these were not monetary, could not be cashed in, and Serena didn’t want to cash them in either, initially held back by the Lawson Family.

Initially, it was almost as if she left with nothing.

Then she sold songs, participated in variety shows, gained contracts through them, sold gemstones, held concerts, completed the bet, established Aeon, took over the Sheridan Family assets, with her assets on paper at about 50 or 60 million.

Later, by mortgaging and pledging assets that Evan Sheridan couldn’t touch, she got a loan from MKK, invested partially in Aether, expanded in international markets, regained wave funds back to Aether, rounded up efforts with Jasper Ford through priority rights, used scarcity tactics to win against the Hawthorne Group’s top management, exchanged shares for shares, successfully became a shareholder of the Hawthorne Group.

In this manner, she thoroughly entangled the Hawthorne Group and the Ford Group, not by emotional ties but by ties of interest, thoroughly on the same boat; in this way, Aether’s standing in Aeston was solid, easily resisting the Lawson Corporation’s strong-arm tactics brought by Isla Lawson.

That’s not all.

"There’s good news yet to be announced." Matriarch Quentin smiled as she put down her cup.

Everyone looked at her little window.

Matriarch Quentin tidied herself slightly and opened a window to let the sunlight in.

She sat in a lovely patch of sunshine.

Though advanced in age, Matriarch Quentin remained very graceful.

"That day Serena and I weren’t acting," Matriarch Quentin smiled at the camera, "Old pals, I’ve already gone ahead and signed a collaboration contract with Aeon."

Everyone was astonished.

They always thought Serena’s meeting with Matriarch Quentin was just a charade to embarrass Isla Lawson.

But today, the news spread that Serena had become a shareholder of the Hawthorne Group.

They then realized that day was to give Desmond Wyatt a nudge, to trade shares.

They thought that was already very clever, didn’t expect another layer behind it.

Under the cover of all obvious things, Serena had also reached a cooperation with the Quentin Group!

"Mr. Quentin, what is the nature of the cooperation? What’s the scale and value?" someone immediately asked.

Matriarch Quentin mentioned a number.

And said, "It was initially just a trial, but now it seems, I should add more."

People were in heated discussions.

Meanwhile, the contents of this video conference were leaked.

At the same time, it was revealed that a new cooperation contract was signed with Matriarch Quentin, marking a collaboration between the two parties.

"Another new contract!"

Immediately, someone estimated Serena’s net worth, excluding the assets left by Evan Sheridan (mainly because they didn’t know how to calculate it), deducting the loan repayment to MKK, starting from zero, it had already reached hundreds of millions and continued to soar.

This all happened in just a few months.

This was not only explosive within the circle.

It spread beyond the circle, with numerous netizens now aware.

"What, you’re saying Serena went from nothing to a net worth of several hundred million in just a few months? And she became a Hawthorne Group shareholder?"

"How did she do it? Did she marry Silas Hawthorne and he shared it with her?"

"I heard no, it was by her own manipulations, there are detailed documents online, you can search for it yourself. Even if later she needed Hawthorne Group to handle some matters, it was just because the Hawthorne Group was on the same boat with her in Aether, bound by interests; with or without her, they would still proceed."

"Are you talking about some novel plot? Why do I still remember Serena and Vera Hansen’s bet?"

"Me too... but now it seems, it was a breeze for Serena to win against Vera Hansen!"

"It wasn’t the same; at that time, Serena hadn’t received the Sheridan Family assets, almost leaving with nothing, had no means to secure loans through mortgage, didn’t have any capital for a series of operations, and if she won too easily, the Lawson Family would be even more unwilling to let go, not to mention Julian was secretly helping Vera."

"No, no, isn’t Serena just a flower vase? Just an ornament?"

"The one above, go online more, update your knowledge."

...

At this moment, Serena was no longer a flower vase, a mere ant easily squashed.

People summarized Serena’s current identity:

Owner of Aeon, shareholder of the Hawthorne Group, early shareholder of Aether, partner of the Quentin Group, and the devoted master of Jasper Ford from the Ford Family (free of romantic entanglements, bound by interests).

Besides, considering Serena’s personal feelings, she is also Silas Hawthorne’s fiancée, Julian Lawson’s ex-wife.

Not to mention other friends, like the Lynch siblings, Thea Lloyd, and overseas Xander Linton.

On her own, she had connected a massive business network.

All of a sudden, tags like #SerenaFromNothingToBillionsInAMonths# and #SerenaNotJustAStatue# shot up the trending charts.

Immediately, financial bloggers began analyzing Serena’s actions over the past few months.

Many people dug out videos of Serena’s past performances, playing them repeatedly, along with the finale concert scene of the burning butterfly, the butterfly reborn with broken wings. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

People marveled.

This is Serena Sterling!

This indeed is Serena Sterling!

The once-scorned socialite thought to be just a vase, an ornament, turned out to be so formidable!

And it’s said, she only has less than thirty percent of Evan Sheridan’s capabilities.

"If thirty percent is already like this, how formidable must Evan Sheridan have been?"

"Evan Sheridan was a genius!"

"You younger ones might not know, back in the day Aeston’s three major powers almost became four, and the fourth power was Serena’s father, Evan Sheridan."

"And Serena is Evan Sheridan’s only daughter and sole heir! Back then, who wouldn’t address her as Miss Sheridan upon seeing her?"

"Then how come it’s like this now?"

"Evan Sheridan died early, reportedly jumped off a high-rise, smashing to death right before Serena’s eyes."

"What happened? Why did he jump from the building?"

"No idea, Evan Sheridan’s death remains a mystery."

"So Serena had such a background!"

"Yes, before, people only knew Serena as a descendant of a declined family."

"Before, you didn’t hear any news about Serena within the Lawson Corporation, but after divorcing Julian Lawson, she soared to new heights."

...

People were astonished by Serena’s skillful maneuvers and rapid wealth accumulation.

Moreover, though it’s said she’s worth several hundred million, everyone knows Serena’s fortune is still on the rise.

Not to mention anything else, just Aether.

So many families are scrambling to get into Aether; just this alone is substantial.