John was stunned too, but he came to his senses immediately. He furrowed his brows and stood in front of Violet once again. He looked at Carson and said, "Mr. Baxter, your actions are too inappropriate. The person in front of you right now is Violet, not your dead lover Everly!"John snickered and mocked, "I've never met you before, Mr. Baxter, but I didn't know that you're the type who would constantly talk about your dead wife. Oh, wait, Everly is not your wife!"The people by the side gasped. Everyone looked at the current situation with widened eyes. Some even wanted to pacify the situation, but they could not find any words to soothe the situation at that moment. Everyone was anxious.John continued, "Everyone is here today because they want to collaborate with Violet. I have heard rumors that you had once said that Violet is nothing but an unknown artist. There is no need to collaborate with her. Then, why are you here today, Mr. Baxter?"What are you trying to do in mentioni
Unconditionally!Goodness! Everyone was baffled.Violet offended Carson time after time. Everyone thought that she was finished, yet Carson kept giving in. What was going on!Everyone looked at Violet.Violet was slightly stunned. She seemed to have been taken aback by Carson's comments. However, she immediately collected her thoughts. She smiled and said, "That's great."He wanted to say something, but Violet had already turned to the side. "Annie."She remained a distance from Carson and said to Annie, "Mr. Baxter wants to partake in today's bid. Please take him through the procedure.""Yes!" Annie immediately said before turning to Carson and smiled politely. "Mr. Baxter, please."Carson had not moved. He pursed his lips tightly and looked at Everly. Everly only nodded and smiled lightly before walking away with John to the other side. It was as if he meant nothing to her! "Mr. Baxter?" Annie remained smiling.Carson retracted his gaze and released his clenched fists,
Knock! Knock! The knocks on the door pulled Everly back to reality."Violet, it's almost time." Annie's voice came from outside. They have agreed that Annie will call her Violet and not any other names in public."Hmm." Everly lifted her gaze a little. In the end, she looked at the woman in the mirror before turning around. She tidied herself, opened the door, and walked out.There were more and more people in the showroom. As the news of Carson and John in the showroom spread, nearing the time, more and more people rushed over. Even those who had nothing to do with that industry came over too. That was because if there were a millionth of a chance to get close to Carson, they would be rich in Cannesville!It was because of this, too, that was why everyone knew what had happened previously."Carson!"Richard initially only got his staff to come over, but he immediately came over when he heard the news.At that moment, he was sitting next to Carson. He asked confusedly, "I he
Richard said with a heavy heart, "I heard from Austin that you were the one who saw Everly's passing. All this while, we know that you can't forget her, which was why we kept trying to find you another one, even if you don't like it. But, we hope that you can get over this."Richard looked at Carson retracting his gaze, looking at Violet's past works once again. He let out a long sigh.When Everly just passed away, Carson was barely human.He remembered when he attended Everly's funeral, Carson was standing alone in front of Everly's grave. It felt like Carson had lost his soul and he was just a walking zombie. He has never seen Carson like that before.He heard that Carson stood there for three days. No matter how heavy the snowstorm was, no one could persuade him to leave. Not until he passed out.Half a month later, when he saw Carson once again, he could no longer recognize Carson.In half a month, Carson lost so much weight he was only skin and bone. There were even white ha
Every company estimated that the most it would be auctioned three times more. Five-fold was the peak, and this was because the other party was Violet. However, at that moment, the first price Carson offered was already at an exorbitant price. His intention was clear. He was planning to win! Instantly, everyone there was bewildered. Thus, no one was bidding for some time.Everly, on stage, only paused for a little while before smiling at the crowd. She said, "Mr. Baxter, how generous."This stirred the crowd.Although tenfold was way beyond expectations, people who intentionally came to the bidding had not mind. Thus, someone raised their paddles."Elevenfold.""Thirteen."Continuously, after a round of bidding, Carson once again raised his paddle. "One hundred."Everyone there looked at him.Carson only bade twice, but each time he named his price he made the others cowered and flinch.By that time, no one dared to bid anymore. The price was enough to make most of the corp
Carson said, "Double the previous offer, plus five percent of the Baxter Group's shares.""Carson!""Mr. Baxter!""My God!"Everyone was stunned. The Baxter Group had already become a humongous empire. Even 0.1 percent of shares would be more worth all the earnings of many small companies, let alone five percent! Many of the higher-level managers in the group did not even own one percent of the shares! Also, the family members of the Baxters securely own 80 percent of the shares. Carson has 55 percent. The five percent he was giving away was a limit! The entire showroom was instantly silenced, followed by a loud cacophony of discussion. Breaking news spread all around just like that. It quickly overshadowed everything.However, in the showroom, Carson, who was in the eye of the storm, only looked at the smiling woman on stage. He cared for nothing else. He only wanted her.No one wanted to fight Carson anymore because everything could be bought with money. Even at a loss, it
Lisa hushed her father with a gesture before looking outside.They were in the White Mansion, yet the three lived in the tiny and dark underground basement.Outside, Carson's men constantly kept watch on them.The Whites might seem glamourous to the public, but only they knew what sort of life they were living for the past year."We cannot let them hear us," Lisa said before huddling together with her parents."Now that Layla is finished, we can only blame it all on her. From the most recent news I got, Carson seemed to have treated Violet as Everly," Lisa said while looking at the news on her phone."What! Then…" Lisa's mother got agitated. Thus, she immediately covered her mouth and paced around the small house. She said anxiously, "What's going to happen to us if he really got together with Violet?""Mom, don't worry. Everly is already dead. Everyone knows about this. She can't just be revived. As for Violet, I'll think of a solution." Lisa comforted them."Violet…" Lisa slo
Fifteen minutes before, Carson and Everly sat at opposite ends of the desk face to face in the private room of the event hall. She handed the contract to him. "Have a look, Mr. Baxter. Are there any objections?" she asked.Carson had not said anything. He read the contract and signed his name.Everly raised her eyebrows slightly as she watched Carson. She signed her name on another contract. With that, both sides exchanged signatures.Robbie was witnessing both of them. He smiled as they finished signing. "Violet, as you can see, Mr. Baxter had already signed the contract. Why are you still wearing a mask?""Mr. Robbie, there is a reason Violet wears a mask." Annie said immediately, "Mr. Baxter had not even questioned it. Why are you being nosy? You…" Before she could finish speaking, Everly raised her hands and interrupted her.She looked at Carson, who was sitting opposite her, and smiled. "Mr. Robbie is right, but I do have some difficulties. However..."She stretched her hand