Betrayed and Dumped: She Rose Stronger Than Ever novel Chapter 474

Cindy swallowed, her nerves getting the best of her. “Are you saying Joan went abroad, had the baby on her own, and raised it by herself?”

No way. Was this really turning into one of those spicy CEO romance plots, with secret babies and everything?

Rebecca nodded. “It’s possible.”

Cindy couldn’t bring herself to make any promises now. Back then, Stephen and Joan were basically inseparable. Who knew if they hadn’t crossed the line at some point?

But Stephen wasn’t the kind of reckless guy who only cared about himself. Even if they slipped up, he wouldn’t just walk away…

“Rebecca, don’t overthink this. Let’s wait for my brother to come back and explain everything to you in person. Please?”

Rebecca nodded. “Okay.”

Thanks to Cindy’s comforting words, Rebecca finally felt her anxiety start to settle. She threw herself back into work.

The AI project they’d been developing with Dr. Palmer’s team was finally ready. Rebecca, Jon, and a team of senior engineers had put in so many late nights, and now it was about to go live.

That afternoon, Rebecca got even more good news.

“There will be a citywide fintech competition. The district office actually called us and invited Sunforge Tech to join. This is only the second year they’ve done it. Word is, last year’s winner got a ton of perks. The government handed them a three-million-dollar prize. On top of that, local officials helped them land ten million in venture funding and introduced them to a bunch of top-tier clients.”

Jon caught on right away. “We don’t really need the funding at Sunforge Tech, and the prize money would be nice but not life-changing. Those clients, though… that’s the real opportunity.”

“Exactly. With government connections, the clients are solid. And they’re not just one-off deals. If things go well, we could be working together for years.”

Jon nodded. “You always think things through.”

But then he frowned, clearly worried. “But you saw Brett at the last meeting. He’s still on the fence about investing in AI. I’m worried he’ll shut this down before we even get started.”

Rebecca let out a sigh.

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