Queen Of Revenge And Glory (Victoria and Jackson) novel Chapter 285

It was enough to make Nathan think twice before even considering hurting his own brother

Gerry couldn’t figure out why his grandson Jackson was so unfazed, but aside from the time Cassian and Sibley teamed up to trick him. Jackson had never made any real mistakes. So Gerry didn’t push further–he just said. As long as you can bring you. brother back you have access to anything the Thornton family owns

Otherwise, even after I’m gone. I’ll feel like I’ve let your mother down,” Gerry added.

ackson nodded in response.

Gerry shifted his gaze from Jackson, watching the chessboard as fortunes changed. “By the way, next month is the annual Thornton family meeting,” he said.

ackson’s hand, holding a white piece, froze for a moment.

Every December, the Thornton family hosted their yearly gathering at the old estate. All the family members who managed he various subsidiaries would come together to present their year–end summaries.

f any company fell behind, the manager could face being personally removed by Gerry.

jo, in the last two months of the year, every manager would hustle to improve their performance and win Gerry’s approval.

ackson had just taken over one of the Thornton family’s subsidiaries and quickly turned things around, earning Gerry Thornton’s recognition and getting promoted straight to headquarters.

After that, he naturally put forward the request to bring his brother back into the Thornton family.

The first three quarters at headquarters were on fire, with stellar numbers across the board. But when the final quarter rolled round, the performance took a downturn instead of climbing higher.

After Jackson’s accident left him unable to walk, he handed the company over to Cassian for a month–and that month left a nark on the Thornton Group. Even after Jackson came back and tried to steady the ship, a lot of folks were still on the ence, watching and waiting to see what would happen next.

Make sure you catch up on the numbers in this last month. Don’t let the rest of the Thornton family make a big deal out of his–or your legs,” Gerry said.

I hope when the time comes, the Thornton family will have three big wins: first, officially naming you as our successor; econd, your legs getting better; and third, you and Victoria getting married without any trouble.” Gerry added.

After two rounds of chess, Jackson went back to his room, took a shower, and video–called Victoria.

When the call connected, Victoria appeared on the screen, wearing an avocado–green autumn pajama set, her hair loose and looking effortlessly relaxed.

‘New pajamas?” Jackson asked,

In their previous video calls, Victoria always wore one of three pajama sets, rotating between them.

One was a yellow duck pajama set.

Another was green bamboo pajamas.

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And the last was black–and–white panda pajamas.

$5 velichers

But today, her pajamas had a bold, cartoon print of her three pet snakes–each one drawn in a way that made them instantly recognizable.

One was black, one was white, and the last was green.

The designs were so vivid, it almost felt like the snakes could slither right off her pajamas.

Victoria couldn’t hide her smile. “Yeah, my mom is totally into picking out and designing clothes for me now. She says from now on, everything–whether it’s a fancy evening dress or even my underwear and socks–she wants to personally design for me. That way, they’ll fit just right, and I’ll never have to worry about matching with anyone else.”

ackson chuckled. “Guess that means, from your soul to your style, you’ll be truly one of a kind in this world.”

That’s exactly what my mom says–she wants me to be the most unique version of myself in the whole world,” Victoria said, and couldn’t help thinking. I’m turning into such a mama’s girl, always talking about my mom. Kids with moms really are ike treasures!”

You really are a treasure,” Jackson said out of nowhere, his eyes unusually serious.

seeing Jackson so serious for once, Victoria let out a giggle. “What’s with the sudden seriousness?”

ackson spoke softly, “I just want you to really understand how I feel. You’re not the kind of person who shows their feelings irst, so I have to be the one always letting you know just how much you mean to me.”

Okay, okay,” Victoria said, holding back a laugh. Honestly, she used to think this stuff was way too mushy, but hearing ackson say it now, it actually felt pretty sweet. “Alright, I’m going to sleep.”

Alright, sweet dreams, Vickie. Goodnight,” Jackson said.

Goodnight,” Victoria replied.

fter hanging up, Jackson stopped the recording, lay back on his bed, and replayed the video he’d just saved.

le recorded every single video call with Victoria.

On those quiet nights when he felt empty inside, he’d take out those videos and watch them on repeat.

ust seeing her on screen was enough to fill the emptiness in his heart.

The next morning, Victoria arrived at Brightstar Entertainment, and her secretary Tracy hurried after her into the office, ooking anxious as she reported, “Boss, Gale Entertainment just announced the leads and main cast for their new drama, Rising to the Top, and it’s already blowing up online.”

The female lead is none other than the popular starlet, Lexi Lowe, and the male lead is the Best Actor, Larry Torres–his popularity is off the charts!” Tracy added.

‘Even the supporting cast is packed with famous celebrities,” Tracy continued.

“Plus, there’s a highly respected veteran actor, Oliver Allen, who’s really drawing a lot of attention,” Tracy added.

“With all these big names joining, Rising to the Top is getting a ton of buzz,” Tracy finished.

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Victoria sat down in her office chair calmly turned on her computer, and said. Tooks like Gale Entertainment really splashed out on marketing Rising to the Top ahead of time

Tracy was charly worried Boss Gale Entertainment keeps beating us to the punch If Soaring High premieres before Chasing the Dream they re going to steal a lot of our spotlight”

me my it’s obvious they’re just ripping us off–even the fans online are calling them out for copying. But honestly. IV ratings aren’t just about diehard fans, it’s the general audience that really matters.”

Victoria logged into her social media accounts and then opened X. “Relax, let Gale Entertainment hype up their show as muk as they want All that money they’re throwing at marketing and hiring popular stars? It’s just going to go to waste.”

Sure enough, the hashtag #RisingtotheTopLeads shot straight to the top of the trending list.

Looks like Gale Entertainment is really burning through cash on marketing this time.

[Whoa‘ Gale Entertainment is really throwing money around this time. Lila makes sense–she’s basically their princess–but they actually landed Larry, the award–winning actor, as the male lead, and even convinced the 80–year–old acting legend Oliver to come out of retirement!]

[This lineup is honestly worth getting hyped about!]

But plenty of Chasing the Dream fans were quick to call them out:

[Isn’t this just a blatant rip–off of Chasing the Dream? They couldn’t get the rights, so they just copied it instead. Shameless!]

Come on, it’s not like your fave invented time–travel stories. Just because it’s the same genre doesn’t mean it’s plagiarism!]

Sure, time–travel isn’t unique, but the female lead is also a country girl, gets pursued by several princes, and rises to become the first female official in the dynasty. You don’t see that kind of plot on TV every day, do you?]

Got it, Ms. Binder,” Tracy said. Seeing Victoria so unfazed, she found herself calming down too.

After all, she’d been working with Victoria since she took over as the new boss, and she knew Victoria was the real deal.

Not long after Tracy left, Victoria got a call from Frank.

Frank, what’s up?” Victoria asked.

“Well, Victoria, you know Stephen, right?” Frank said.

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