Seven Years a Fool One Day a Queen (Kristine and Colton) novel Chapter 296

ter Tyler left, Medea cautiously observed Calvin’s reaction.

? was still the same as always, no different at all.

fact, after noticing that she had stopped eating, he glanced up at her. “Is the food not to your liking?”

o,” Medea replied, her heart slowly easing.

ter they finished eating, Calvin had to go back to Everest for a meeting. He offered to take her back to the Wynn family home on the way.

; soon as she entered, Vivian noticed her and asked in surprise, “How come you’re back so soon? I thought you were supposed to spend the whole day with other–in–law!”

le just got back, and there’s a ton of work waiting for him at the company. The time he had for breakfast with me was probably squeezed out.” Medea said, tting on the couch and placing the gift Calvin gave her beside her.

vian immediately leaned over. “Is this from brother–in–law?”

Am.”

t’s jewelry!”

‘robably.”

Wow! Could it be the ruby set?!” Vivian said, even more excited than Medea.

t this moment, Regina and Beatrice came downstairs. Upon hearing Vivian’s words, they gathered around as well.

‘hen Calvin handed her the gift, Medea had wondered the same.

ut then she dismissed the thought.

Jasn’t the ruby necklace something Calvin had given a special meaning to?

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e must be planning to use it for a proposal. Since he didn’t propose today, he wouldn’t have given her that set of jewelry.

ie shared her thoughts aloud.

ivian, though slightly disappointed, still looked forward to the gift. “It might be another valuable piece. Didn’t Mrs. Hansen say? Brother–in–law bought a lot of

ings at the auction. I heard those auctions start at fifty million for each item!”

egina added, “Stop keeping us in suspense. Open it already!”

With three people eagerly watching her, Medea finally opened the gift box.

Il four faces froze when they saw what was inside.

hen, their expressions varied.

Vivian couldn’t hide her shock. “No way! Just this? An ordinary necklace? Are you sure this is from brother–in–law?”

seeing that Medea’s expression was off, Beatrice quickly pulled Vivian to silence her.

Medea, who had always cared about her image, was now embarrassed.

she hadn’t expected Calvin to give her something so ordinary.

It couldn’t even compare to the gifts he’d given her in the past.

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Did Calvin say what the gift is for?” Regina asked.

It’s probably a business trip gift. He seems to have a habit of bringing me something when he returns from his trips.”

egina’s expression softened. “We must ve overthought it. If it’s just a business trip gift, then it’s enough. It shows that he cares about you, even when he’s way, he’s still thinking about you.”

eatrice quickly chimed in. “Exactly, exactly. This is already very thoughtful.”

fedea felt a little better after being comforted by the others.

ut this good mood didn’t last long.

in hour later, Medea hurried to Everup.

When she arrived, Calvin had already gotten there and was holding an emergency meeting.

he meeting room was filled with Everup’s shareholders and executives.

veryone’s face was grim.

Calvin stood at the head of the table, wearing a shirt, hands on his waist, his sharp expression full of anger.

verup was his creation, and the shareholders and executives were all wary of him, with their heads lowered, not daring to speak.

Say something! Are you all mute?”

The meeting room was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.

Eason!” Calvin called out sharply.

Eason, who had been called out, trembled and stuttered, “Mr… Mr. Young, you should ask Ms. Wynn about this.”

At that moment, Medea felt deeply embarrassed.

Calvin’s gaze shifted to her, and his voice, still cold, was noticeably milder than when he had called out to Eason.

Then please explain, Ms. Wynn, why the defect rate of the computing chips produced by Everup in the last two quarters is as high as sixty percent?”

This data shocked Medea.

she hadn’t been to Everup for a while, having been busy with Bosi Technology and preparing for her graduate exams.

Especially during the exam preparation period, she had entrusted everything to Joey.

She never imagined things would get this bad!

“I’m sorry, I need to check the data first.” Medea pressed her lips tightly together.

Even though she didn’t look around, she knew the entire room was watching her, judging her.

The atmosphere grew colder and heavier.

The room felt suffocating, as if in a vacuum.

Medea felt like there was a heavy stone pressing against her chest, making it hard to breathe.

The data on the document confirmed everything; Everup’s products had major issues.

A sixty percent defect rate was fatal for any company!

Many long ume clients had raised serious concerns, and some even canceled their partnerships.

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he more she read, the more horrified she became.

he thought that if she quietly covered the three billion in compensation, things would be fine.

ut she didn’t expect… that this was just the beginning.

verup now faced compensation claims that were hundreds of times higher than that three billion!

ledea’s face turned pale as she realized the scale of the problem.

Mr. Young, as for the stock market… it’s already beyond saving,” one of the shareholders spoke grimly.

verup’s stock had already been severely impacted by the Chicago fireworks incident.

: had barely managed to survive for a while, hoping to recover gradually.

ut then, with the scandal of Medea’s academic fraud, the stockholders‘ value collapsed.

large number of shareholders sold off their stocks at low prices and withdrew.

he stock price had fallen to a historic low and was now facing the risk of forced delisting.

alvin turned away and stood silently for a while.

Medea tightened her grip on the documents, feeling suffocated.

fter a long pause, Calvin turned around.

lis gaze swept over her, his eyes dark and unreadable, but with an inexplicable sense of pressure.

Submit a bankruptcy application to the court.”

he few simple words sent the meeting room into complete silence.

Medea went to the bathroom and stayed there for a long time before gathering the courage to face Calvin.

ust as she was about to step outside his office, she overheard a conversation inside.

Mr. Young, Everup has been in Ms. Wynn’s hands for only half a year, and it’s already bankrupt. I think… she might really be unlucky.”

Medea’s hand gripped the doorknob tightly.

t was a company veteran, speaking.

You two shouldn’t get married.”

Calvin replied, “When did you become so superstitious?”

The old man continued, “You can’t completely ignore this. I think the previous assistant, Eliza, really brought you luck.”

“I’ve matched your birth charts. You two are a perfect match!”

Hearing the conversation, Medea froze in place.

She took a deep breath and immediately pushed open the door, interrupting their conversation.

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