Throughout history, a man's downfall seemed to always be linked to a woman.
He thought Cornelia's concerns were legit, "Alright, let him stay."
"Thank you, President Hartley! You're such a nice man!" Cornelia flashed him a radiant smile, "I'll go make your coffee right away."
Watching her bounce away happily, Marcus couldn't help but feel his mood lift.
Cornelia was a simple-minded girl.
If someone treated her well, she'd return the favor tenfold, ready to give her whole heart. If someone picked on her, she wouldn't just take it lying down. She'd hit back just as hard. Every now and then, she'd show a softer side, adorable and a little naive.
......
Cornelia was busy grinding coffee in the pantry, her work phone kept buzzing with news alerts.
She checked to find the most eye-catching headline: [The Reese Group's stock plunges as the market opens]
Cornelia quickly checked her stock app. Indeed The Reese Group's stocks all fell, and the situation looked grim.
According to experts, within less than half an hour of opening, The Reese Group's assets had already shrunk by billions. With such a massive shrink in assets, The Reese Group, already on shaky ground, was now teetering on the brink of bankruptcy.
Rumor mills were churning, adding fuel to the fire of The Reese Group's collapse. The most influential post online was titled: [The Reese family matriarch flaunting a fake necklace, the tipping point for The Reese Group's downfall?]
The content read: [Yesterday, at the birthday party of The Reese Group's family head, Granger Reese, many guests came to celebrate. During the party, The Reese family's matriarch, Clair Dennis, was showing off a necklace supposedly worth 30 million, but it was actually a cheap knock-off that could be bought for just a few hundred. When did The Reese Group start using knock-off jewelry to keep up appearances? Did the fake necklace scandal signify the downfall of The Reese Group?
Is The Reese Group's downfall due to the current CEO, Cameron Reese's incompetence? Or is it due to the over involvement of the former CEO, Granger? Cameron, Granger, and Clair, who's really driving The Reese Group into the ground?]
The juicy gossip was short and sharp, and the final rhetorical questions made it hit a nerve. The short article had over a billion reads and more than 10 million shares, causing a big stir across various websites.
The person who penned this post was none other than Taylor, whom Cornelia had contacted the night before.
Just then, a WhatsApp message from Taylor came in: [Cornelia, you're rolling in it!]
Cornelia: [What?]
Taylor: [My article got over a billion reads, and it's still skyrocketing, you know what that means? It means I'm gonna rake in a lot of cash. And remember I said if I made a killing, I'd share half with you. ]
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