Serena returned to the guest room and closed the door.
The sound of his low, husky laughter seemed to linger in her ears, a seductive whisper that curled around her senses.
She closed her eyes for a moment.
That man...
He was a shameless flirt.
He knew exactly how to use his looks, showing off for her at every opportunity.
She felt like she wasn't acting like her usual self.
Just then, her phone vibrated.
She pulled out her phone. It was a call from Jaxon.
"Boss, Siphon and the Kurobara Shroud are making bigger moves," Jaxon relayed the latest intelligence to Serena. "Black Mirage has been mobilizing their people frequently and has contacted several arms dealers. From the looks of it... they're getting antsy."
Serena's expression grew sharp and cold.
She walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, gazing out at the quiet, dense forest beyond the villa.
"It seems he's more impatient than we anticipated." Serena's crimson lips curved into a cold smile.
This time, she had dismantled Norvane's spy network, completely destroying its foundation.
She had struck a major artery.
"Proceed with the original plan. Keep a close watch on all channels and wait for them to walk into our trap. Every step must be... foolproof!"
Jaxon replied, "Understood, Boss. Don't worry!"
She had probably gotten a little too flustered by Nicholas's charm offensive earlier.
Now, thanks to Jaxon's call, the strange, fluttering feeling in her heart subsided.
Then, her phone buzzed again. It was a dedicated app with a 'YB' icon, and messages were popping up one after another.
Serena opened it.
She saw an extremely grim and terrifying avatar bouncing frantically in the app.
It was the word 'DUE' in bold black font, complete with special effects of blood streaming down the screen and bloody handprints.
She opened the chat window.
Debt Repayment Committee: [AAAAHHH BOSS! HELP! It's a disaster!! If you don't show up, YB is going to go under!!!]
Debt Repayment Committee: [Boss, can you see this? Can you see this? I said YB is going under! I said YB is closing down!]
Debt Repayment Committee: [Praying for a random drop of new designs from the boss. praying_meme.jpg]
The person with the ID "Debt
Repayment Committee" was Rachel Sterpe, the current acting bead of *** the VB brand and Serena's chief assistant at the company.
Just like her avatar, she was a deadline demon.
Serena's finger swiped across the screen, and she typed out a "?"
The reply was instantaneous.
Debt Repayment Committee:
[AAAAHHH BOSS, YOU'RE
iet
YOU'RE ACTUALLY ALIVE! Did you know, YB just landed a whalet Like," super-mega-whale!] fo FindNovel.net
Debt Repayment Committee: [Our entire inventory-and I mean ALL OF IT!! The haute couture from every season, spring summer, fall and Winter Has been completely bought out
Debt Repayment Committee: [Do you know what 'bought out' even means?!]
Debt Repayment Committee: [It means the warehouse is completely empty right now! Boss, do you get what I'm saying?]
Serena was speechless.
Bought out?
What kind of big spender was this ruthless?
Even though YB focused on high-end luxury, its inventory wasn't small.
To buy everything out in one go?
That would have to be in the tens of millions, at the very least, right?
Serena: [Who's this big spender?]
Debt Repayment Committee: [It's an anonymous buyer, and the money has already been transferred!]
It seemed she really had encountered a tycoon who didn't treat money like it was
real.
Serena thought for a moment: [I'll send you a batch of designs later to restock the inventory.]
Debt Repayment Committee: [About the designs... we can put a pin in that for now.] Serena: [?]