The Wife You Buried Is Back from Hell novel Chapter 427

Danielle pressed her lips together, listening to Kirsten.

She finally spoke. “If taking them over isn’t our aim, and one day they go under, well, they’ll have no one to blame but themselves.”

A wager like this—there’s only winning or losing.

They’d signed the agreement with strict terms, which meant they could only afford to win. Losing simply wasn’t an option.

Meanwhile, Millie was clearly feeling the impact from The Davidson Group’s anniversary event.

This expo, which should have been bustling with energy, was now filled with small-time companies—most so obscure, Danielle couldn’t even recall their names.

Millie, standing onstage, scanned the unimpressed faces in the audience but forced herself to announce the features of their new product.

After all, her company’s product was truly innovative—at the very forefront of the market.

When the presentation ended, she began the live demonstration.

Maybe these small companies couldn’t offer much now, but they’d bear witness. Word would spread. With a solid reputation, the right partners would eventually come knocking.

Kirsten narrowed her eyes at the stage, watching the product introduction and the demo.

She leaned toward Danielle. “Why do these system stats look so familiar? And all this talk about innovation—haven’t we seen this before somewhere?”

Danielle watched the product demo intently.

She knew exactly why it felt so familiar.

All the supporting research—the whole technical solution—was lifted straight from her dissertation.

Before Danielle could reply, Kirsten’s eyes went wide. “Wait—are you kidding me? She stole your work?!”

Furious, Kirsten rolled up her sleeves. “She’s not getting away with this. I’ll sue her for everything she’s worth.”

Creeping around at an industry event, what else could they be up to?

“We don’t need your kind here.” Liam fixed Danielle with a glare. “If you want to learn from Millie, you could just ask her directly. She said she’d take you on as an assistant—do you know how many people would kill for that chance? Most don’t even make the cut.”

Kirsten shot him a cold, mocking smile. “Takes one to know one. Birds of a feather, right? Not a decent person in your whole crowd.”

She rolled her eyes dramatically. “Millie’s really something, isn’t she? So impressive—she managed to be the other woman and still throw an expo no major company bothered to attend. I’m in awe, truly.”

“Kirsten!” Liam snapped, teeth clenched. “Don’t let Danielle fool you. You call her a friend, but she’ll use you as a pawn the first chance she gets.”

Danielle just smirked, amused.

The whole exchange felt like playground squabbling—‘Don’t play with her anymore!’—utterly childish.

Honestly, in the adult world, could anyone really be that naïve? Apparently, yes.