Want My Womb? I'll Make You Childless novel Chapter 55

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Chapter 55

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“Mason, what are you doing here?”

Clara’s words hung in the air. At the sound of Mason’s voice, Emma unconsciously clenched her fist, unsure how much of her conversation with Clara he had overheard.

If he pressed her for details, how would she explain? After all, Mason had always believed that Anderson Industries had made the investment of twenty million dollars as a favor to her.

She looked at Mason’s stern profil, and just as she was about to offer at explanation, she heard him speak, histone laced with undisguised

scrutiny.

“Clara, you said that you invested twenty million dollars through Anderson Industries. What’s the proof?”

Clara’s hand, hangin

by her side, curled slightly, her fingertips turning white.

She had only learned abo

marked “Payment o

this matter last week when she was sorting through Anderson Industries’ old accounts. The transfer voucher, behalf of investment,” was in Anderson Industries’ CFO’s office.

But after years of Robert’s management, Anderson Industries was almost entirely staffed by his people. Even though he had shorted Anderson Industries to start his new company, those people still held shares in the new company.

They were all in

be so helpless

Obert’s pocket, and they wouldn’t let Clara easily obtain evidence that was detrimental to Robert. Otherwise, Clara wouldn’t

the current state of Anderson Industries.

“I don’t have any yet, but…”

“No evidence, no say.”

Mason scoffed, cutting Clara off with a look of disdain in his dark eyes.

“Emma is your cousin, after all. Even if you resent your uncle for shorting Anderson Industries and passing the debt onto you, you shouldn’t slander her like this, should you?”

He stepped closer, looki

down at Clara.”Or are you just so jealous that Emma and I are doing well?”

Seeing Clara’s face turn pale, Mia stepped in front of her.”Mason, you grew up with Clara. Don’t you know what kind of person she is?”

Mason’s eyes turned dark.”I know her all too well.”

When he was dating Clara, he was blinded by his love for her. He thought Clara must have suffered a lot of grievances, living under someone else’s roof, and he was indifferent to Emma.

But after dating Emma, he realized that Robert pitied Clara for losing her mother at a young age and always asked Emma to give in to her. It was Emma who had been wronged.

With that thought, Mason’s

Mia was trembling with

went past Mia, staring intently at Clara.”So I don’t believe a word she says.”

Wanted to retort, but Clara grabbed her arm.

Clara stared at the disgust in Mason’s eyes, the familiar pain tugging at her already numb heart.”Mia, let’s go.”

“But he…”

Mia wanted to argue, but Clara stopped her with a look.

Clara knew that arguing with Mason in Mia.

Is current state v

was pointless; it would only make him resentful and possibly turn his anger toward

She pulled Mia away, walking quickly toward the exit, her back ramrod straight, only the grip on Mia’s wrist betraying her trembling Mason watched them disappear, his brow furrowed.

Seeing this, Emma’s eyes flashed with triumph as she looped her arm through his, her voice tinged with a hint of grievance. “Mason, about that

twenty million…”

“I believe you.”

Mason turned his gaze back to Emma, his tone softening “Even if she did come up with the twenty million, so what? You’re the one who’s been by my side all these years.”

“Besides, she had just married into the Carter family back then. With how much Ethan loathed her, how could he have given her that much money?”

“Sir, Madam, would you still like these two items?”

The sales assistant approached cautiously, holding the packaged trench coat and dress.

Emma smiled.”Sorry, I think I’d like to look around a bit more.”

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Emma glanced at her watch.”Oh, is that the time? I have to run. Gotta go!”

Mason frowned, puzzled.”I thought you were out shopping today?”

“Nope.”

Emma shook her head. “I was supposed to meet Olivia, but I was early, so I thought I’d browse a bit.”

Seeing her hurry away, Mason sighed and quickly stepped forward to catch her arm.

“What do you need to see Olivia about?”

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Emma smiled.”I know you’re planning to start a research and development company and that you’re worried about finding a lead researcher.”

“Olivia is one of the most talented students in the country. I want to see if I can get her to come to Walker Venture Partners.”

Mason stopped dead in his tracks. The possibility had crossed his mind before, but Olivia had been inexplicably kicked out of Carter Group, and he felt like something was off.

Sensing his hesitation, Emma looked up at him.”Are you not happy with her?”

“No, it’s not that.”

Mason didn’t want to dampen her enthusiasm, so he hesitated before saying, “She’s had some issues with Ethan lately…”

“Are you worried about offending Carter Group, or are you worried that this is a trap set by them?”

Emma looped her arm through Mason’s as they headed toward the elevators.”If it’s about offending the Carters, that’s not our concern. After all, she’s a Bennett, and the Bennett family will back her.”

“And if it’s the latter…”

She paused, lowering her voice conspiratorially.”Actually, Clara had the abortion herself and pinned it on Olivia. Ethan kicked her out of the Carter Group in a fit of rage.”

Mason was silent for a moment, then he recalled the profits generated by the StarMap system Olivia had developed, and his expression softened.

“Thank you for all this, especially when you’re pregnant and have your own things to worry about. If that’s the case, let’s go see her together.” Olivia was waiting at the coffee shop downstairs in the mall, and was about to call Emma to check on the situation when she saw Mason and Emma walking in together.

A flicker of panic crossed her eyes.”Mr. Walker, what brings you here?”

Emma gave her a reassuring look, pulling Mason into the seat across from her.”Ms. Bennett, don’t be nervous.”

“We heard you left the Carter Group, and we’d like to invite you to Walker Venture Partners. We were wondering what you thought about that?”

Hearing this, Olivia breathed a sigh of relief. She glanced at Emma, who gave her a subtle nod. Olivia smiled.”I’d be thrilled, of course. I’m just curious what kind of opportunities your company could offer me.”

Mason cut to the chase, “I’m planning to start an AI research and development company, and I’d like to invite you to be the head of the R&D team. You can name your salary expectations.”

“I’ll be frank, Nova AI has been hit pretty hard recently due to some internal issues with Clara.”

“I only have one request: to develop a new system and seize the market before Nova Al recovers.”

Olivia frowned. Nova Al was a top player in the AI research and development field. Even if it had been impacted, she wouldn’t be able to develop a system that could compete with Nova Al in the short term.

As if sensing her hesitation, Mason smirked.”Of course, I know system development takes time, but I don’t plan to let Clara off the hook so easily. I’ll make sure you have enough time to develop your new system.”

Olivia was stunned.

She had once heard Ethan mention Mason and Clara’s relationship, and how they used to be very close. She never expected Mason to take action against Clara.

She had arranged to meet Emma today to discuss strategies to take advantage of Clara’s suspension from Nova Al and drive her out of the Al research and development industry for good.

No wonder Emma brought Mason along.

Ms. Bennett, this is a golden opportunity,” Emma said quickly, seeing Olivia’s hesitation.”If you can snatch enough market share from Nova AI, you’ll be at the top of the game.”

“Okay, I’ll do my best.”

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Olivia didn’t hesitate much, a thrill of excitement growing within her.

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Before she was exposed for plagiarizing Clara’s data and left Lewis Al, she had carefully studied Clara’s research materials at Lewis AI. She knew that Clara had an astonishing talent for Al development.

But since leaving Lewis Al and now resigning from Carter Group, many people have been comparing her to Clara. Some even say that Ethan abandoned her because of Clara, causing her reputation to plummet.

Now that Mason is making a move, Clara is sure to have a hard time. If she can take this opportunity to beat Nova AI and prove her strength, Ethan might let her return to Carter Group.