Chapter 500 – My Accidental Bride Is a Fashion Circle Queen Novel

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“It’s nothing. The people in Switzerland haven’t made contact with Auntie Cooper, so they made a phone call to enquire,” Elodie replied.

“You tell me what happened instead…” Elder Miller was aware of Elodie’s motive, so he turned to question the housekeeper instead. The housekeeper was a little taken aback as he looked at Elodie. He then turned to Elder Miller and replied seriously.

“The Madam’s secretary called. She said they encountered a robbery and the madam was kidnapped. Her whereabouts is currently unknown.”

After hearing the housekeeper’s response, Elder Miller took two obvious steps back, “How did this happen?”

“Grandfather, don’t worry too much for now. The information might be incorrect,” Elodie immediately held onto Elder Miller as she tried to comfort him.

“You, hurry! Contact the guys in Switzerland and confirm the information. Also, ensure that this news doesn’t spread around Miller Corps.,” Elder Miller instructed the housekeeper.

Elder Miller returned to his study room urgently. It appeared he was going to see if he could contact anyone to locate Bertha. As Elodie watched him leave, a sneer appeared on her face.

“You think you can find her? Never!”

In reality, for everyone in Miller Corps. to find out about Bertha, Elodie didn’t actually need to spread word herself; there was something called the news. Since the incident involved the CEO of an international perfume empire, news quickly spread from Switzerland.

It didn’t take long before word spread to Herman. He immediately rushed home and ran into Elder Miller’s room, “Grandfather, this…”

Elder Miller waved his hand, gesturing for him to dismiss the topic.

“But…”

Elder Miller looked at Herman with deep meaning. Herman’s eyebrows were furrowed as he said in a panic, “Grandfather, you can’t ignore what’s happening to mom.”

Outside the door, Elodie listened quietly. After confirming nothing was out of the ordinary, she knocked on the door and entered the study room. As soon as she saw the two men, she handed her phone to Elder Miller, “Grandfather, you have a phone call from the higher-ups at Miller Corps.”

Elder Miller looked at Elodie and received the phone from her hands, “What is it?”

“Chairman, we heard that President Cooper has been kidnapped. What’s happening with our collaboration in Switzerland?”

As soon as Elder Miller heard the tone being used, he sneered, “What? Bertha has only just got in trouble and you are already eyeing her position? Let me tell you, the Miller Family will always hold authority over the company and no one can take it away.”

“We aren’t doubting that. It’s just, Switzerland has called us multiple times. To avoid being implicated with the news, they’ve canceled their collaboration with us and used the fact that our representative didn’t show up as an excuse. We’ve suffered a huge loss. Plus, Miller Corps. can’t continue operating without someone to lead,” the man complained, “Because of this reason, the board of directors have decided to hold an urgent meeting. Chairman, it’s best if you also attend.”

“r*bbish!” Elder Miller hung up the phone, trembling in anger. “Bertha only just went missing and these people already can’t resist trying to seize power. I’m not dead yet!”

“Grandfather, don’t be angry,” Elodie immediately comforted. “Let’s first think of a way to find Auntie Cooper. Afterwards, we can deal with the problems at Miller Corps.”

This time, Elder Miller was truly angered. He knew that even though a large portion of these people were manipulated by Elodie, a lot of these long-time staff members had long developed ulterior motives towards Miller Corps. So, this time, they were given an excuse to revolt.

“Elodie, go and calm down the shareholders. I will go look for Emma.”

“OK grandfather, I will protect Miller Corps well.” Elodie had been waiting for these words all along.

“Go,” Elder Miller waved his hand. “Don’t disappoint me this time,” he said with a deeper meaning.

“Don’t worry…” Elodie smiled before leaving the study room. It was only after she left that Herman finally spoke up.

“Grandfather…”

“It’s not time to reel in the line yet. Let her be happy for now,” Elder Miller said with meaning. “I want to see her comfort the shareholders. I will wait until she thinks that she has victory in her hands before I serve her a fatal blow.”

“What about mom…” Herman had long treated Bertha as his birth mother so he always called her ‘mom’; only Elodie called her auntie.

“With your Sister Three around, Elodie can’t possibly escape from the palm of her hands.” As soon as Elder Miller thought of the witty Emma, he couldn’t help but look proud. Of course, this time, Emma was only acting out the plan. The true black-bellied mastermind was hidden behind-the-scenes.

“That’s good to know…” Herman slowly relaxed.

…

At this moment, in Hyatt Regency.

“According to sources, the woman who has encountered an accident in Switzerland is Bertha, the current president of Miller Corps and the mother of well-known artist Emma…”

As soon as she saw this piece of news, Emma directly turned off the television and put down the remote in her hand. Of course, those that weren’t aware of the truth, for example Lisa, quickly rushed over to Hyatt Regency. But, they were simply met by a calm-faced Emma.

“Aren’t you worried?”

“My mom is already on her flight home,” Emma went to sit on the sofa as she explained to Lisa in an amused tone.

“What do you mean?” Lisa asked with a puzzled exp**ssion.

After a short while, Emma managed to explain Elodie’s entire scheme to Lisa. It was none other than an another attempt to seize control of Miller Corps. After Lisa finished hearing the explanation, she suddenly realized something, “She is currently heading over to the company to comfort the shareholders. What would happen if she succeeds?”

“This time, apart from dealing with Elodie, we are also trying to single out all the shareholders that have doubts about my mother. So, we will just let them fight amongst each other for now…I quite enjoy watching the show…” Emma said calmly.

She wanted Elodie to think that she had done a great deed. She wanted to wait until Elodie assumed Miller Corps would definitely end up in her hands. At that time, she would demonstrate to Elodie how it felt to be unaware of the oriole behind…

Lisa fell into deep thought for a while and finally understood Emma’s intention as she raised a thumb in praise, “You want Elodie to work hard but reap no reward.”

“Since that’s what she wants, I’ll give it to her,” Emma smirked. “After all, she tried to hurt my child and I, and she also got me slandered recently. I am going to make her pay back for everything she had done.”

Although Emma was pregnant, Lisa did not worry one bit that Emma would show mercy.

She was Emma; she always got her revenge!

“Since this is all a part of your plan, I will wait patiently for a good show…But, one thing I don’t understand is, why is Elodie so persistent at challenging you? Your minds are obviously focused on different things.”

“Some people are naturally born with no self awareness.” After speaking, Emma gently stroked her stomach. It seemed, up to this point, Elodie was still unaware that she was also pregnant. Elodie thought she was precious…but, she had no idea that Elder Miller only wanted the child in her stomach.

However, some truths, when revealed too early, wouldn’t be as spectacular. So first, Emma was going to take over Miller Corps and make Elodie’s biggest fear come true.

Miller Corps. The board of directors decided to hold an urgent meeting. At this time, Elodie shocked the shareholders by making an appearance.

It’s not that they didn’t know that she had returned to the company, but the fact that Elder Miller had placed her in an insignificant position for so long, they did not take too much notice of her. So…had she suddenly been given a chance to redeem herself?

Elodie was aware that these people had never trusted her and thought her capabilities were so-so. So, this time, she had to prove herself to these stubborn old folk.

“Today, I am here on behalf of my grandfather. If you guys have anything you want to say, go ahead.”

The shareholders looked at each other. Finally, a 40-something-year-old man standing to the right of Elodie neatened his suit and said with an arrogant exp**ssion, “I would like to know when President Cooper will return…A big company like Miller Corps can’t operate without someone in charge.”

Elodie lowered her head and thought for a few seconds before smiling, “We are currently uncertain whether Auntie Cooper is dead or alive. I hope everyone can give us a bit of time.”

“Time? Do you know how much we invested into the collaboration with Switzerland? Yet, it was canceled just like that! Who’s going to hold responsibilty?”

“Big Miss, although we understand your difficulties, you still need to protect the interests of your shareholders,” another old man said as he crossed his arms. “It’s OK for the Miller Family to hold control of the company. After all, the business was founded by your family and you also hold majority of the shares, but…you still need to provide us with an explanation, right? President Cooper is temporarily unable to return, so shouldn’t the chairman take over?”

“My grandfather hasn’t been well lately!”

“Well, Second Miss is a doctor, so we don’t want to force her. What about the Third Miss? Hasn’t Emma retreated from the entertainment industry recently? If she can temporarily take charge, that would be better than leaving the company unattended.”

Elodie’s eyes darkened. Just as she was about to respond, another shareholder suddenly spoke up, “Handing the company to an entertainer? Are you guys joking?”

“Although Emma is in the entertainment industry, she is held in high prestige. Moreover, she treats people well. So, isn’t she the best candidate?”

“That’s enough. There’s no way I will accept a clown as the leader of the company. How ridiculous is that?”

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