Chapter 34
Chloe turned around and saw Charlotte standing in the sunlight, glowing with warmth all over. Her hair was smooth and shiny, and her light makeup was quite charming.
Meanwhile, she was wearing completely unsuitable clothes, making a total fool of herself here.
Chloe gritted her teeth with jealous hatred and walked step by step toward Charlotte.
She forced herself to stand tall, not showing any sign of weakness.
"Charlotte, are you satisfied now? Mandy was the one who provoked you, so why did you drag me down with her!"
Charlotte narrowed her eyes and said coldly, "You knew about it and were involved too. Even if you had nothing to do with it, if I want to drag you down, I'll drag you down. You..."
She paused, stepped forward, and got closer to Chloe.
"What can you do to fight back?"
That one sentence sent chills through Chloe's body.
That's right.
This country bumpkin standing in front of her was someone she looked down on the most, someone she never took seriously.
But now, Charlotte had so many identities that were beyond her reach.
She was a major shareholder of MY Group and the famous designer Queen.
Whether it was social status or wealth, she probably couldn't compare anymore.
Chloe tried hard to suppress her resentment and sneered.
"You can only show off in front of Edward. I'm telling you again, after I go to the Langley family reunion, just wait to be crushed under my feet! The Harris family will definitely like me more!"
Charlotte found it ridiculous, didn't bother to respond, and turned to leave without looking back.
"You, did you hear what I said! Don't get too cocky, you hear me!"
No matter what Chloe said behind her, Charlotte kept walking without looking back.
It wasn't until that figure completely disappeared at the door that Chloe had no choice but to quickly leave.
Charlotte went straight back to her villa, went upstairs, and directly found Victoria's phone number to call.
The phone was answered quickly, and Victoria laughed gently, "My darling Charlotte, what made you suddenly think of calling me?"
Charlotte paused, very unaccustomed to her talking to her with such an affectionate tone.
During all those years at the Johnson family, her grandparents had taken good care of her and loved her.
But the other Johnson family members treated her coldly and never took her seriously.
She had never known what it was like to have a warm, gentle relative whose eyes were full of her, and she wasn't used to someone talking to her this way.
Charlotte pressed her lips together, and after a moment said flatly, "Let's postpone my reunion for now. I don't want to reveal my identity yet."
Victoria suddenly stopped, her breathing becoming rapid, "Are you unwilling to acknowledge this identity, unwilling to acknowledge me? Your grandparents are waiting for you to come back. Why the sudden postponement..."
"The Johnson family is getting restless, especially Henry. He's started bragging about being able to connect with the Langley family, using this to get partners to work with him."
Charlotte interrupted Victoria, her tone serious, the tone of discussing business.
"I want to see with my own eyes how they'll keep all the benefits they're getting now by bragging about this. It's that simple."
Just when Chloe was bragging about being able to go to the Langley family reunion, she suddenly changed her mind.
Recently, the Johnson family had encountered some business troubles and losses, and Henry had been loudly promoting the fact that he could attend the Langley family reunion.
Using this, he had attracted many partners who hoped to connect with the Langley family.
Even Chloe's status among the socialites had improved significantly.
Recently, in various group chats where Chloe could be seen, everyone was rushing to flatter her.
She wanted to see what would happen to everything the Johnson family was getting now by riding on the Langley family's reputation.
The more they have now, the more they'll lose later.
Victoria understood what Charlotte meant and sighed softly.
"I understand your thinking, and I won't stop you, but..."
She changed her tone, "Our family has been looking forward to your return day and night, and they're really looking forward to this reunion. If you suddenly postpone it without giving a deadline, they'll worry that you won't want to come back."
"How about this - can you give them some reassurance?"
Charlotte paused, "What do you mean?"
Victoria asked carefully, "Would you be willing to come work at the Langley Group? If you come, they'll know you're staying connected with the family, and they'll feel better."
At this point, she smiled, "Your grandfather and I have saved seventy-five percent of the Langley Group shares for you. As the major shareholder, you should come inspect things anyway."
Charlotte thought for a moment, then said, "I can go to the company and take a look, but let's not make a big deal of it. I'll just join as a regular employee and see what the real situation is like."
"How can you be a regular employee? You need to have management authority."
Victoria thought that parachuting in an unknown young girl as management might cause trouble for Charlotte.
She hesitated, "How about this - I'll make you the deputy manager of the sales department. That position happens to be vacant. Can you start tomorrow and help me see how the sales department is doing?"
"Also, the sales department general manager is your Uncle Charles's daughter Nora. Should we tell her your real identity?"
"No need." Charlotte refused flatly. "I want to see if they're easy to get along with."
She knew Charles Langley was Thomas's nephew and Victoria's cousin.
Charlotte hung up directly, tidied up, and prepared for starting work tomorrow.
When Jason heard she was going to work at the Langley Group, he said in surprise, "Really? Boss, can you handle all this? Your rival S has publicly sent you an invitation in the hacker community."
It was called an invitation, but it was really a challenge.
"He wants you to participate in this year's hacker competition with him. Everyone on the forum is betting on which of you will win the championship."
Charlotte casually opened her computer and went to check the forum.
"What's the current situation?"
Jason hesitated, then laughed dryly, "The situation seems a bit off. They're predicting S has the best chance of winning. The reason they give is that S is coming from behind with full momentum, at the time when he most wants to win and is most capable of winning, in the best condition."
"Also, because S dared to challenge you, it shows he's confident enough, and since you haven't responded yet, maybe you're too scared to respond."
Charlotte stopped and stared at the challenge content on the screen.
S invited her to participate in this hacker competition, but the invitation was only three short words: Do you dare?
Below this post, everyone was discussing it.
[It's been three hours and she still hasn't responded? Is she too scared to respond?]
[I heard Zero hasn't been online taking jobs for a long time. What has she been practicing with this past year? She hasn't appeared at all, hasn't been practicing continuously, so she must be rusty.]
[S is very determined to defeat her, and the gap between them is minimal. S is totally capable of winning and beating her.]