Chapter 91: Chapter 91

"President Hawthorne, since you’re asking, I’ll be honest. Although Penson was created for that actress and is considered your private venture, now that it’s doing so well, why not take this chance to bring it back into our fold? Then, the Hawthorne Group can seamlessly expand into the tech industry and capture the market."

Although the Hawthorne Group had dabbled in technology before, it was only a small part and hadn’t developed well.

It wasn’t until the recent emergence of the drones that the Hawthorne Group opened up a new front in the tech field.

And now, with Penson leading the charge, the prospects for the Hawthorne Group in the tech industry are promising.

After the director finished speaking, Julian Hawthorne looked around at everyone.

"Is that how you all feel too?"

After a moment, everyone nodded one by one.

Julian Hawthorne tapped his fingers lightly on the conference table.

"What gave you all the illusion that Penson belongs to the Hawthorne Group?"

Everyone, "...?" Wasn’t it?

Without Julian Hawthorne’s support, where would Penson’s research talent come from? How did Penson develop?

"I’ve made it clear from the start, the 17th and 18th floors are rented out and have nothing to do with the Hawthorne Group. Did you all just ignore my words?"

One director spoke up, "President Hawthorne, we all understand that without the backing of the Hawthorne Group, Penson couldn’t have developed. Even if you dote on that actress, you can’t joke about the future of the Hawthorne Group, right?"

"Today I officially announce a few things. Listen carefully, and don’t go making fools of yourselves, making others think our large company is coveting others’ assets."

"First, I personally invested in Penson, but it’s unrelated to the Hawthorne Group."

"Second, Paige Sterling is an actress, and her father is Jared Sullivan, the chairman of VastReach. Be careful when you speak about him, mindful of President Sterling."

The conference room fell silent for a moment, then erupted in chatter.

Paige Sterling is the heiress of VastReach?

Then isn’t Penson VastReach’s?

Julian Hawthorne continued, his expression still indifferent, "Paige Sterling is also my wife. Be careful when you speak ill of her, mindful of me."

After dropping a bombshell, Julian Hawthorne didn’t bother with the chaos in the conference room and left directly.

Shaun Jones quickly followed him out. These directors knew Julian Hawthorne well and naturally understood he wasn’t joking.

So in the future, they wouldn’t dare underestimate Paige Sterling or set their sights on Penson again.

Jared Sullivan’s daughter, would anyone dare provoke her?

Wouldn’t Jared Sullivan fiercely retaliate against anyone who offended his daughter?

Shaun Jones cautiously glanced at Julian Hawthorne’s expression, "President Hawthorne, where are you going now?"

Julian Hawthorne told Shaun Jones, "Notify the HR department, any employees, regardless of their background, who are late or leave early will be dismissed. Tomorrow, I don’t want to see anyone I don’t want to see in the company."

This was obviously targeting Helen Hale.

After all, only Helen Hale had a special status in the company and frequently came late and left early. Others, even Simon Hawthorne, had to be well-behaved when they arrived at the company.

Shaun Jones calculated that letting Helen Hale stay at the company for three days was already giving face to Elder Hawthorne.

Meanwhile, Helen Hale, unaware of her dismissal, left the company holding her painstakingly prepared proposal.

At the elevator, she bumped into Simon Hawthorne, who was stepping out. Her proposal fell to the ground.

Simon Hawthorne picked it up, glanced at it, and commented, "Who wrote such a low-grade proposal?"

"Low-grade?" Helen Hale was incredulous. "Do you even understand what this proposal means?"

A playboy who knows nothing has the nerve to say her proposal is low-grade? She bet Simon Hawthorne couldn’t even understand it.

But Simon Hawthorne said, "Of course I know. I wrote a similar proposal three years ago and got completely shut down by my brother."

This remark hit Helen Hale hard.

She actually wrote a proposal that even Simon Hawthorne had done before and was rejected by Julian Hawthorne?

Helen Hale immediately regretted not understanding the current state of the Hawthorne Group better before doing her proposals, otherwise, she wouldn’t have embarrassed herself .

Simon Hawthorne, unaware of Helen Hale’s embarrassment, asked, "You still haven’t told me which fool wrote such a low-grade proposal?"

Helen Hale glared fiercely at Simon Hawthorne.

Simon Hawthorne had a sudden realization, "...Was that fool you?"

"Helen Hale, aren’t you? Have you been abroad so long that you’ve gone brain-dead? What’s with the kind of proposal that assumes Veridia still can’t afford even a tea egg?"

Having been brutally mocked by his brother three years ago, Simon Hawthorne now found a sense of superiority, using all of Julian’s scornful words on Helen Hale. "How can you be so stupid? Having studied abroad and all, wasn’t your degree bought with money?"

Helen Hale’s face turned green. She threw the proposal at Simon Hawthorne and left.

Simon Hawthorne, "...", no one likes it when you tell the truth.

Helen Hale’s presence didn’t cause Paige Sterling any anxiety at all.

Julian Hawthorne was still waiting for Paige Sterling to ask him questions, but she never even started the conversation.

He sat on the sofa, turned the TV to a clichéd romance drama.

In the drama, the female lead, misunderstanding that the male lead has a romantic affair with the female second lead, sorrowfully questions the male lead, who explains to her. In the end, they happily kiss.

Julian Hawthorne touched his chin; so this could also be a reason for kissing?

He looked at Paige Sterling and saw that she had no reaction even after watching, asking, "Isn’t there something you’d like to ask me?"

Paige Sterling raised an eyebrow, "Like?" Google seaʀᴄh 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩⁂𝖿𝗂𝗋𝖾⁂𝔫𝔢𝔱

Julian Hawthorne, "..."

Paige Sterling smirked, "Did you want me to question you like that female lead?"

Julian Hawthorne, "...?"

Paige Sterling, "I also know your final goal is..."

She leaned over and kissed him on the lips, "This, right?"

Julian Hawthorne pulled her into his embrace, "Kiss me again."

Paige Sterling chuckled, "President Hawthorne, your thought process really is like a winding mountain road. Can’t you just say what you mean instead of making me guess?"

If she didn’t have a brain like Einstein’s, how could she figure out what Julian Hawthorne wanted to express?

Julian Hawthorne felt a bit aggrieved, "When I say it straightforwardly, you complain that my mind is full of inappropriate thoughts."

Paige Sterling, "..."

The next day, Helen Hale learned about her dismissal and couldn’t even enter the Hawthorne Group.

Moreover, everyone knew she was fired by Julian Hawthorne after only three days, indicating his clear disfavor towards her.

Helen Hale felt utterly humiliated and tearfully ran to find Old Master Hawthorne.

"Grandpa, I was only there for three days, and Julian already fired me, sob sob..."

"I know this isn’t Julian’s intention; it must be that woman influencing him to do this. I don’t blame Julian..."

Old Master Hawthorne felt a bit of a headache. Julian Hawthorne tolerating Helen Hale for three days was indeed a feat.