Although Rickard’s matter could not be resolved for the time being, Hesper still had more things to tackle. She could not keep delaying her work just because she could not get in touch with someone.
After arranging for others to continue to search for Julian, Hesper’s new studio's location was also determined.
Jessie sat in her office, suffering from boredom. Although she was really happy when she first saw her enormous office, after a long time, it no longer felt special.
"Ah, have I been assimilated by capitalism too?" Jessie frowned and shook her head, then turned around and saw Hesper and another person walking into the studio.
Seeing the "tiny studio" that Hesper had spoken about, Celine said with a wry smile, "I shouldn’t believe what you say, Ms. Rivera. With a studio of this size, if things work out, it definitely won't be a simple and insignificant company."
"I can’t say that to you, can I? We’re really the only two designers in the studio right now," Hesper said with a smile.
When she first thought of setting up her own studio, it was a suggestion given to her by Roberto. Although working at Eustoma gave her great prospects, she deserved better development, not to mention that she now had the financial power to support this plan. How could working for someone else be as comfortable as being the owner of a company?
"Hesper!" Jessie jumped out of nowhere.
Hesper had long gotten used to how she always made an appearance, so she subconsciously caught her and turned around. She saw Celine standing where she was, looking a little perplexed.
Hesper introduced the two of them to each other. Jessie waved at Celine and greeted her as if they had been friends for ages. "Oh, it's Celine. I know you. I followed you two obsessively through the whole competition."
Jessie could start a conversation with anyone; Hesper had never doubted this ability of hers. Hence, she asked the two of them to familiarize themselves with their new work environment and then walked out of the office before taking out the vibrating phone in her pocket.
"That’s the problem." Benji sighed. "Some of them might’ve guessed that something has gone wrong with Mr. Duval’s health. Although Professor Miles has taken care of Mr. Duval all this while and the family doctors that the Duvals usually call for medical advice are also very trustworthy, some of the medicines that Professor Miles needed had to be imported or bought elsewhere. I’m afraid that someone who’s involved in this part of the logistics leaked the news."
Although Hesper was now the largest shareholder, she had not appeared in the company, and all matters were handled by Benji during this period of time. Anyone with keen observation should be able to see that Hesper only appeared at the shareholder meeting to handle the emergency, and the actual owner of Duval Group was still Rickard.
If the shareholders and high-level executives collectively turned against the company at this moment, no matter how strong Duval Group was, it would crumble in only a few days.
"Okay, I’ll head there right now."
Hesper sent a message to Jessie, saying that she had some things to deal with right now and told her that she should treat Celine well. As for Jessie, she had already gotten used to Hesper being busy all the time, so she agreed without asking any further questions.
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