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Chapter 766
Chapter 766
Chapter: 766
Ariana slowly sat up, her eyebrows furrowed. The news reported that the Anderson Group had successfully won the hotel project in the Olympic Village. The long-established company might be making a comeback. SJ Entertainment swept away the haze and the company’s stock price soared.
Onscreen, a confident Darian was giving a press conference, his face beaming with happiness. Next to him stood Jasper who wore a fancy suit as usual.
Ariana couldn't bear to see these two men together, and she couldn't help but roll her eyes. She finally understood why Jasper didn’t hesitate to let Sarah go at this moment. It turned out that he had something to rely on.
However, knowing the type of petty person that Jasper was, Ariana guessed that he would not let this matter go so easily. It was very likely that he would take advantage of the breach of Sarah’s contract to create controversy and tarnish her image.
Thinking of that, Ariana logged into her social media account.
As she expected, news of Sarah’s contract termination was already circulating online. However, it was overshadowed by news of the Anderson Group’s soaring share prices. The comment section was flooded with hate comments with people accusing Sarah of being ungrateful and disloyal to the Anderson Group.
Some people even went so far as to say that Sarah turned her back on SJ Entertainment because the company was going through a bad patch. Very quickly, Sarah was Labeled as a cunning person.
Several trolls joined in smearing Sarah’s image, claiming that she was a jinx and that anyone unlucky enough to work with her would suffer one way or another. They even pointed out that when Sarah was at SJ Entertainment, the company’s CEO passed away. But now that she had Left SJ Entertainment, things were taking a turn for the better for the company.
ALL these comments infuriated Ariana who felt she couldn’t let it go. She decided to screenshot and report each one of them. Just as she was done reporting the comments, she received a phone call from an unknown number.
She quickly assumed it was Jasper calling. At this moment, she was in a very bad mood, so she decided to vent her anger on Jasper.
Ariana took the call and immediately started swearing without letting the other person speak. “Jasper, you have absolutely no shame! You're like chewing gum on a shoe. Who do you think you are? If you have so much free time, spend it tending to your weak kidneys and don’t bother me.”
Ariana kept spouting insults and didn’t stop until she was tired and out of breath. When she was done, Jasper said quietly, “Theodore’s funeral is scheduled for Sunday.”
Ariana froze, the words ‘Theodore’s funeral’ echoing in her ears Like a ghastly wind. A sharp stab of pain throbbed in her chest; her breath hitched.
Theodore’s demise was but an act and she knew that. Still, hearing his name associated with ‘funeral’ twisted a knife in her heart, it felt so terribly wrong.
A tumult of emotions churned within her, a blend of sorrow and anger.
Her chest felt constricted, and she found herself unconsciously soothing her belly with a gentle stroke. The baby within seemed to respond to her distress, a faint twinge resonating in her abdomen.
Taking a deep, shuddering breath, she managed to rasp out, “Where is ite”
Jasper was quick to sense the melancholy shadowing Ariana’s voice. A smug satisfaction found him; after all, Theodore was out of the picture now. “East Cemetery, ten in the morning,” he informed her, a smirk playing on his Lips.
Lost in her brooding thoughts, Ariana was barely present in the conversation.
Seizing the opportunity, Jasper attempted to sway her. “No need to mourn so deeply,” he coaxed, his words as slippery as a well- oiled eel.
“You're young; you should look ahead. There’s a vast sea out there, filled with other fish. And you know, the Anderson Group...”
He didn’t get the chance to finish his thought. Ariana, roused from her musings, abruptly ended the call, her face a mask of ice- cold determination.
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