Chapter 454

Veronica didn’t even have time for breakfast—she dashed out the door in a hurry. Lydia’s return from Helvaria this time was probably because last year’s financial report wasn’t looking great. In the jewelry department especially, Stormwind had been completely crushed by IM, and the market share had gotten totally lopsided. So she’d come back to figure things out herself. Veronica had gone through tons of potential strategies in her head, but she never expected her aunt to even consider something as extreme as manipulating the stock market. Setting aside the fact that this kind of market manipulation violated fair business competition laws, even if it were legal, it was still a major gamble. The kind that, if it didn’t go just right, could wipe out their capital overnight. Outside the Stormwind Group headquarters, a sleek red Porsche rolled to a stop. As the valet opened the car door, a pair of sharp heels—twelve centimeters high—stepped out. Dressed in a crisp white suit, the woman’s v