Chapter 231: Is This the Way to Deal with Her?
"Are you sure? And where did you get this information from?"
Aiden was indeed somewhat hesitant.
Using this method was a bit dirty, and it also meant that his relationship with Emily would truly have no way of returning to what it was before.
"Of course I had someone look into it. That person lives in that villa community, so her information is definitely reliable."
Bianca didn't mention the mysterious person behind that message, but made up an excuse instead.
That villa community was full of wealthy and noble residents.
It wasn't a place where just anyone could buy a house and move in with a bit of money.
If it came from someone there, then the credibility was indeed very high.
"I had no idea you'd made friends with people from there, Bianca," Aiden asked doubtfully.
If Bianca had this kind of ability, then in the future if he needed such connections, he could ask her for help.
Bianca replied casually, "Girls' friendships, you know, sometimes they just happen out of nowhere. We hit it off, and we don't care about status. Besides, with her kind of background, she doesn't care whether someone has money or not, so that's how we became friends."
Seeing her speak so naturally, Aiden didn't suspect anything.
However, he felt Emily was capable, so he didn't want to push things too far.
In business, there's also the saying: leave some room when dealing with people, so you can meet again in the future.
"Maybe we should discuss this with Dad before deciding. I feel like this move is too harsh!"
Aiden said hesitantly.
How could Bianca not know what Aiden was thinking? She wanted to force him to completely choose her side, so that in the future if she and Emily really had a conflict,
Aiden would only be able to choose her side.
"Aiden, it's not that I really want to destroy Emily completely, but this time I know we have no choice but to do this. Once that twenty percent of shares falls into her hands, plus she has the position of project leader for the cooperation with the Reyes Group, and Mr. Smith backing her, if she finds some scattered shareholders and gets more shares, the Johnson Group will really be under her control.
Are you willing to accept that? Would Father be willing? This time, you need to have the courage to make this decision. Father is old and will be soft-hearted. Ultimately, it needs to be decided by you, the future head of the Johnson family."
Aiden was finally persuaded by Bianca.
"Alright, let's do as you say!"
Emily had just finished taking Daniel's pulse and inserting acupuncture needles before returning to the villa.
She had no idea she had already been schemed against by the two of them.
Back at the villa.
She first called over Leopard, Zander, and Bird. As for the other two, they had temporarily gone back to handle their own matters.
"I've already transferred the money to your accounts, I'm sure you've received it. I wonder if you've made your decision about what I proposed yesterday?"
Emily had told them about becoming her subordinates and working together long-term.
The two who left - one was seeking medical treatment. Emily told him to bring his relative over, and she could treat the illness.
The other one, called Beau, had a younger brother who got into trouble and was detained. Emily had called Knox at the time to ask for help. Beau promised that after rescuing his brother, he would come find Emily.
Emily had basically won those two over.
They had needs, so they were easy to win over.
These three relied entirely on Emily's personal charm to see if she could keep them, since they didn't have any weaknesses.
"We've thought it over. From now on, we'll work for you, but nothing that harms innocent people!"
Zander immediately said with a smile.
Leopard slapped him on the head, "What are you talking about? SQ went to the park to do such good deeds - would she do things that harm innocent people? Just based on how you prioritized our safety and told us to leave, we know that working for you means we don't have to worry about being abandoned or schemed against!"
Bird smiled in an extremely charming way, "I just like working for a beauty - it puts me in a good mood. So, beauty, please take care of us from now on!"
As Bird spoke, he even blew Emily a kiss.
Although Emily still wasn't quite used to their different personalities, she still nodded with a smile, "Welcome to the team. Let's all work well together from now on. There's only one rule for working with me: no betrayal. One act of disloyalty means you're done forever! Also, from now on you can call me Ms. Johnson or Emily."
No need for "beauty."
"Yes, Ms. Johnson!"
The three responded in unison solemnly.
Emily told them they could freely explore and enjoy Silverlight City when they had time. Later, she would have Aaron and Terry meet with them to see which company they wanted to work for.
After arranging things with the three, Emily returned to the study, preparing to take the evidence of Rhett's extortion of one million dollars and personally go meet him.
If he didn't know better, she would report him to the police directly.
Just then, her phone rang.
Emily looked and saw it was a call from Willow at the school.
"Willow, hello, what can I do for you?" Emily answered the call and asked gently.
She had almost forgotten about the design competition.
Willow had actually tried to contact Emily two days ago, but Emily had already boarded a plane to go abroad, so the call couldn't get through.
Now, with the preliminary round about to start, out of a sense of responsibility, she decided to call Emily to notify her.
Fortunately, this time the call went through.
"Emily, although you've transferred departments, since you've already registered and uploaded your design to the organizers' judges, as your former teacher, I still need to tell you.
Your design has passed the preliminary selection, and the first round is tomorrow. Are you prepared to participate?"
Willow was a middle-aged woman in her forties who wore glasses. She always spoke gently, and students really liked her.
Your appearance reflects your heart - it was because of her kind heart that she persisted in calling Emily again and again, afraid Emily would miss this opportunity.
Emily said gratefully to Willow, "Ms. Reed, thank you for reminding me. Otherwise I really wouldn't have known I passed the preliminary selection and entered the next stage of the competition. Since I chose to register, I'll naturally participate in the first round if I passed."
"Good. You're a very intelligent and talented student. I hope you can go far. Keep it up!"
Willow encouraged her a couple more times and gave Emily some tips based on her experience.
After thanking her repeatedly, Emily hung up the phone.
"Master, you have a visitor!"
At the door, a mechanical voice came from the smart lock.
Just as Emily finished her call, the doorbell rang.
There were no other servants at home, and because Violette and the others weren't there, to prevent someone from looking for her upstairs and not hearing the knock, Emily had upgraded the smart lock at the door. Now it was especially intelligent and automated.
Emily then went downstairs.
When the door opened.
Seeing the uniformed people standing in front of her, a flash of surprise crossed her eyes.
Logically, if the matter at the park had been resolved and the law enforcement team wanted to contact her to express their appreciation, they should have called her in advance to explain, and even given her some specific details about the park situation.
Moreover, Emily felt this shouldn't be happening so quickly.
After all, cracking down on criminals and rescuing people
also involved negotiations with the park's country, as well as personnel transfers, including subsequent punishments, and many other matters.
"Are you Emily?" the person asked seriously.
Emily nodded, "I am. May I ask what brings you here?"
"It's like this - someone reported that you kidnapped Hayden and are hiding him in your home. We need to conduct an investigation, so please cooperate!"
The person didn't show any bias toward Emily and spoke in a business-like manner, even producing a search warrant.
Emily remembered Chase's warning when he came to her door, and vaguely guessed that this was probably the work of someone from the Johnson family.
Fortunately, she had prepared in advance and wasn't nervous at all. "I'm a law-abiding citizen, so naturally I'll cooperate with the investigation. Please, come in!"