I Quit Being a StepMother Novel

Chapter 201 Chapter 201 The media outlet tried again and again , but the post still wouldn't go through . " Mr. Jamison , it just won't publish ! " " Is there something wrong with your system ? " Carter questioned . " No way , " the editor replied . " Our other stories have been published just fine . " Carter instantly realized that someone was pulling strings . +25 BONUS Jamison Group stock was in freefall . Its market value was visibly shrinking , and nothing could stop the decline .

That same morning , Carter got a call saying that Jamison Group's factory had been shut down due to sanitation violations and substandard medical equipment . Once the news broke , Jamison Group's remaining partners all called in , demanding to terminate their contracts . Jamison Group had been built on its reputation for quality . Now , with its products deemed substandard , it felt as if someone were cutting his throat . " Lies and slander ! " Carter hurled his phone across the room . " Carter , don't lose your cool . " Lauren , who had just heard the news , hurried to calm him .

" They must be working together . People like to kick you when you're down . But I might have a way out . " " What way ? " Lauren lowered her head to hide the flicker of calculation in her eyes . " I have a ... godfather . He runs a famous chain of dental hospitals overseas . Many celebrities go to him . If I can get him to work with you , we could anchor Jamison Group in Draventh . " " Since when do you have a godfather ? " Carter looked puzzled . Smiling , Lauren replied , " From a long time ago . I just didn't keep in touch with him , so I never told you .

" If she wanted stability , she had to help Carter keep his company afloat . Only then could she live openly and securely in the future . " Is he a Dalean ? " Carter asked . " Yes , " Lauren said . " But I'll have to meet him in person . He's busy , after all . " Carter frowned . " Can't I go with you ? This is a business matter . I'm worried that you might not know 1/3 Chapter 201 how to negotiate. " " I can handle it . Trust me . " Then go quickly . " Carter was frantic . He couldn't afford to wait much longer . Lauren nodded . " Alright .

" +25 BONUS Three days later , when Carter sent someone to pick up Adrian and Arielle from the Ravelle residence , he purposely called Rhea . " Rhea , do you really think you can bring me down with baseless accusations like this ? You're seriously underestimating Jamison Group . " Rhea didn't even bother to reply . Half an hour later , she received several photos . In the photos , Lauren was overseas , entangled with a man in his 60s on the second floor of a bar .

Bold and provocative , she straddled the older man , a sharp contrast to the tearful , fragile act she usually put on around Carter . Anthony said , " Ms. Ravelle , Lauren went to ask her old lover for help . It just so happens that his son is in Mr. Arthur's unit . I'm guessing Lauren wants him to work with Carter to save Jamison Group . " Rhea lifted her coffee cup . " So that's Carter's last hope ? " Anthony looked at her . She sipped her coffee slowly . " Then let's smash it to pieces . I want it to shatter loud enough for him to hear . " " Understood .

" Lauren had been entangled with that repulsive old man , Dexter Hopper , overseas for a week before finally bringing up business . " Mr. Hopper , about that partnership with Jamison Group ... " Lauren's face was flushed with coy allure , and her clothes were shockingly revealing . Dexter narrowed his wrinkled eyes and gripped her hip with his rough hand . " What partnership ? Did you mention something like that ? " Lauren froze . " Mr. Hopper , I told you before . You- Dexter sighed as if he were regretful . " Oh , you'll have to forgive me .

I'm old , and my memory isn't 2/3 Chapter 201 +25 BONUS what it used to be . But business depends on fate , and I'd say that Jamison Group and I probably don't share much of it . " Lauren's eyes grew wide . She didn't know what he meant by that . After all , hadn't he promised her just days ago ? He had slept with her , and now he wanted to back out . It seemed that all the effort she had put into pleasing him these past few days was for nothing . She wondered how she would explain this to Carter . Chapter 202