"Christina is the only livestreamer at Hayden's company now," Morgan explained. "The revenue she generates has already surpassed that of many others. After all, she has a short cultural tradition video and another one promoting Stonybrook's culture. Her exposure is through the roof."
"Oh?" Francis raised an eyebrow, clearly surprised.
So, Hayden only had one female livestreamer?
"Investigate her, and buy her off. Make sure that kid has no one left to rely on," Francis ordered coldly. "Also, Lily, I remember you're in the online scene too. You should shoot videos like that and outdo her for me!"
"Alright!" Morgan and Lily nodded in agreement, instantly complying.
Whether they could pull it off or not wasn't the point. The important thing was to show that they were on board.
Charlotte and the others watched quietly. They understood too—this was the time to figure out how to pass the news to Hayden. Now seemed like the right moment.
…
At that very moment, Hayden was getting ready for bed. As he lay down, he noticed an unread message on his phone.
It was from an unknown number, and he didn't recognize the sender.
"Morgan's going to bribe Christina into switching sides. Please be cautious!"
Hayden's brows furrowed in surprise.
Who had sent this message? Morgan was going to bribe Christina?
He couldn't believe it. He trusted Christina deeply now, so such words felt like a bomb exploding deep in his heart.
Hayden sat in silence for a moment before finally putting his phone down. He didn't want to get involved in things that hadn't happened yet. This could be a trick by Morgan to stir up trouble.
They quickly arrived at the company.
Hayden was about to ask something but hesitated when he saw Christina's expression.
Throughout the morning, he had stolen occasional glances at her but saw no signs of anything unusual. Still, a sense of uncertainty gnawed at him.
Meanwhile, Christina couldn't shake the feeling that Hayden was watching her more closely than usual. It made her uneasy.
What was going on? Why was he acting so different today?
Just then, her phone buzzed with a new message. She opened it and frowned immediately.
"I'm offering five million dollars to have you work at my company. This is just the beginning. If things go well, you could earn tens of millions of dollars in bonuses by the end of the year. As long as you join us, the Sterling family will promise you a stake worth billions of dollars!"
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