Chapter 203 William Can Save Her Life
The moment Nora saw she was trending, she panicked. She didn't know about other things, but she knew Kurt's reputation in Emerald City was not something she could tarnish.
Kurt and his wife had been happily married for years with a deep bond. Their two children were successful, making them a rare and exceptional family among Emerald City elite circles.
Once the news of her being with Kurt was confirmed, forget the entertainment industry - she wouldn't be able to survive in Emerald City at all.
She quickly had Linda handle it. The most reasonable way to save herself was to drag William into this.
After all, she could find that Kurt needed something from him.
William could save her life.
"Who leaked the information?"
"There were so many people at the banquet that night. There's always someone who likes to gossip," Linda was quite calm facing this situation.
"What if Kurt's wife comes after me?" Nora was very panicked.
Linda glanced at her with disdain: "Just stick to what the news says today. I don't believe Mrs. Lowe doesn't know about these sexual transactions in business."
Hearing the words "sexual transactions," Nora's nerves twitched. That was William ! The one whose hem she couldn't even brush against.
A small-time actress with little fame getting involved with two major business figures in Emerald City.
A first-generation industrialist and a Emerald City nouveau riche - the age gap spanning from fifty to thirty, twenty years apart.
For a while, rumors flew everywhere, and gossip spread wildly.
Thalia didn't expect that in the time it took to film a scene, William had become famous. The internet was flooded with posts digging up his past twenty-plus years - his educational background, entrepreneurial experience, and how he made his first fortune. Everything was exposed. She's been following the gossip about her own husband.
She had vaguely heard people say William 's background was impressive - famous from a young age, recruited by one of the Big Four foreign companies before graduating, went into finance after graduation, became famous at twenty-four for a three-country financial case, earning over a billion in commission, then opened a law firm abroad, and returned to China at 26.
His investment company had incubated many domestic listed companies.
William had never told her these things. If someone hadn't reveal them up today, she might not have known until their divorce.
"Aren't you going to call and ask what's going on?" Isla looked at Thalia reading the gossip with some concern.
Nora was her enemy, the only one in the entertainment industry's new generation who could compete with her. And William was her husband.
Doesn't this totally feel like my husband is hooking up with my rival?
"What's there to ask?"
"What if William and Nora ..."
Thalia waved her hand: "No way."
"You're that sure? Is William 's character that trustworthy?"
Thalia put down her phone and rested her hand on the chair back, looking at Isla: "You know why?"
"Why?"
"Because William got to where he is today by relying on himself, not others. Even if he doesn't love me, he'll protect his own reputation. What good would doing something like this do for him? Would a mere Nora make him destroy himself?"
......
"Mr. Lowe, we can't take down the news," Isia rushed in, sweating profusely.
As soon as she finished speaking, she saw Kurt's wife,Zephyrine Montclaire, sitting on the sofa with a dark expression.
She froze for a moment, sensing something was wrong.Kurt was anxiously waiting for William 's funds to come through so they could transform the company, but unexpectedly, at this critical moment, something went wrong.
"Whose can't be taken down? Mine? Or Mr. Brown's?"
"Neither can be taken down," Isia wiped the sweat from her forehead. It was already the beginning of the dog days of June. When not moving around it was fine, but once you started moving... unbearably hot.
"What does Mr. Brown say?"
"Can't get through on the phone,"Kurt took off his shirt and paced anxiously around the office.
Isia felt something was wrong. She analyzed the scenes from their several meetings with William . The man had shown interest - for investments, as long as the project was good and followed procedures, if there was money to be made, everything was fine.
But now...
Isia glanced at Zephyrine on the sofa, unsure whether to speak.
Kurt waved his hand, signaling her to speak: "Could it be competitors targeting us?"
Kurt's expression changed. They had indeed focused too much on business over the years, giving competitors an opening. Emerald City's top industrialist made far less money than those who got into the internet early.
"Go investigate."
After Isia left, Zephyrine asked with a dark face: "Don't you owe me an explanation about the news?"
Kurt sighed: "The company needs funds recently. I found Mr. Brown for financing. After several unsuccessful negotiations, a client introduced me to Nora . I brought her to the negotiation table, and Mr. Brown took a liking to her, so I occasionally brought her to events with Mr. Brown. Then today's incident happened."
"If it were just gossip between me and Nora , that would be fine, but now that Mr. Brown is involved, the company's financing project..."
Zephyrine had been Kurt's wife for so many years and understood business matters. She paused: "What now?"
"First stop the rumors, then I'll go apologize to Mr. Brown. I'm just afraid this is a trap set by competitors."
......
Maple Grove Villas, several company executives sat in the reception room while Angelina led them in developing proposals.
When everyone first entered Maple Grove Villas, they were shocked by the buildings and couldn't recover for a long time.The Brown Group's executives all knew William was the big boss behind Maple Grove Villas, but this was their first time coming up. The luxurious decoration was exquisite in every detail. The Italian-style decor exuded wealth everywhere.
People couldn't help but admire it.
They say to judge the master by the servants. From the butler to the maids at Maple Grove Villas, everything showed high quality and amazing professionalism.
The Brown Group's executives had seen their share of grand occasions, but when they saw servants in neat uniforms carrying trays, appearing in the reception hall to serve them tea and snacks, they were amazed.
William was still as generous as ever!
They thought his large flat in the CBD business district was already the best, but unexpectedly... Maple Grove Villas was the true paradise.
And the perfect place to keep a mistress.
"Mr. Brown, Mr. Lowe has already called over a dozen times."
"He also went to the company," Brian came in with his phone, bending down to inform William by his ear.
"Ok," William acknowledged.
"The people there called saying Mr. Lowe is offering twenty million to take down the trending topic."
"No rush,"Brian was good at reading William's intentions and understood the price was too low.
Kurt probably didn't know that today's trending topic was arranged by William, just to make him panic.