Ch. 1886..1890
Chapter 1886
Over the next few evenings, Trey would regularly hang out with the girls. They would either find something to eat or entertain themselves with some shopping.
Even on the night when he had to meet the representatives of VV Entertainment to negotiate their business deal, he still met the girls afterward.
Trey may look aloof at times, but he was surprisingly reliable. He always took the group of Caprice, Freya, and Piper to fun places that he knew they would enjoy.
Since this was a group of people that Caprice was very familiar with, she had a great time every night.
Aweek later, one night, Caprice, Freya, and Piper were dressed fashionably as always and were waiting for Trey to take them out.
Caprice made sure she had her debit card with her. Trey had been footing the bill for a week, so she figured it was time she treated him to something for once.
After an hour passed and the sky had turned pitch-black, Trey was still nowhere to be seen. Piper called him. Caprice and Freya sat nearby and waited.
Soon, it became evident that Trey had told Piper some devastating news on the phone. Piper’s face was screwed in fear and panic.
She asked anxiously. “Where are you right now? Look, don’t do anything stupid, you have to tell Mom and Dad. They'll figure out something for you. Hey, say something!”
She removed the phone from her ears and looked at the display. Her phone’s lock screen wallpaper was shown on the display. Trey had hung up on her.
She tried to call again, but it seemed like his phone was turned off. Her eyes grew red as she slumped into her seat like her soul had been sucked out of her.
“Piper, what happened to Trey?” Caprice asked with worry in her voice. Freya regarded Piper with concern as well.
Piper turned to Caprice, looking like she was going to burst into tears any second. “Caprice, something bad has happened. Trey...”
Caprice grew anxious as well, and she zipped her brows into a frown. “What happened to him? Tell me!”
Piper tried her best to put together a coherent sentence. “He got set up by VV Entertainment They snuck some nasty clause in the contract, and my brother did not notice them when he signed it. He only noticed it just now.”
Caprice asked, “What kind of clause did VV Entertainment put in?”
“| don’t know the details, but the gist of it is that there’s this deadline we’re supposed to meet. The deadline is practically impossible for us to fulfill.”
Caprice had a vague idea of such terms and asked for more details, “What’s the penalty if you can’t meet the deadline?”
Piper’s voice came out as a strange sort of rattle. It’s ten times the initial investment, which comes down to about ten billion.”
Caprice grew wide-eyed. Freya nearly lost her balance on the stool. “Oh my God
Piper covered her face with her palms and began sobbing. “Why? My brother has been nothing but professional and sincere with them Their representatives even went to Glanchester to talk to my father Everything progressed smoothly. What's with this sudden betrayal?”
Caprice suddenly turned pale as a thought occurred to her. Could it be Heather? No... Freya and Piper had avoided her when they went to Emerald V. so she could not have seen them
The deal between VV Entertainment and Rockon Technology should be a mutually beneficial contract. Furthermore, there was no bad blood between the two corporations to speak of, so why this sudden turn of events?
Caprice could not make sense of it. Piper began to cry.
Freya did not know how to comfort her. All she could do was hold her while casting a frantic look at Caprice.
Chapter 1887
“Let me call Trey for a second,” Caprice blurted out as she reached for her phone and called Trey. Just as expected, his phone was turned off.
She texted Trey. “Trey, don’t do anything stupid. I'll think of something. You'll get through this.”
Piper suddenly grabbed Caprice’s wrist and pleaded, her voice filled with pain, “Caprice... My brother told me to not ask you for help, but you’re the only one that can bail him out now.”
Caprice gripped her hands firmly. “Don’t worry. I'll think of something.”
Ten billion was a hefty sum that would most certainly cripple Piper’s family. As it was, the best solution was to negotiate with VV Entertainment to get them to nullify the contract.
Caprice’s first thought went to her parents, but she considered that their businesses were largely based in Glanchester. Although they had some ongoing projects in Westchester, they never had anything to do with VV Entertainment.
The only one that could be of any service in this situation was her uncle, Odell. She was certain that the situation could be taken care of easily if she could get him to help. The only hiccup was. that since he was currently overseas with Aunt Sylvia and might be unavailable.
Caprice looked for Sylvia’s number in her contacts.
After a short hesitation, she sent Sylvia a text. “Aunt Sylvia, are you busy right now?”
Shortly after she sent the message, she received a call.
It was Moses.
She was not expecting the sudden call and answered it apprehensively, “Hey, Moses, what is it?”
Moses’ voice sounded grave on the phone. “Caprice, there's something | need to talk to you about. I’m outside your dormitory right now. Would you mind coming down?”
Caprice was very jumpy because of the whole ordeal with Trey, hence she said snappily, “If you have anything to tell me, just do it on the phone. I’m kind of busy right now.”
He hesitated for a few seconds before asking, “Did something happen to Piper’s family?” Caprice was taken aback. “How did you know?”
“Could you come down so we can talk in person? It’s easier to explain that way.” Caprice readily agreed this time, “Okay, I'll be right there.”
She put down her phone and turned to Piper who was casting hopeful glances at her. “Piper, need to go out for a second. Just wait for me here with Freya. I'll be right back”
She hastily left the dormitory. Moses was waiting for her in the garden next to the dormitory gate.
Caprice marched up to him and immediately initiated the topic without even greeting him. “How did you know about what happened with Piper’s family?”
Moses said with a dark frown, “You probably heard about me meeting Piper and Freya at Emerald Vlast Saturday. When they were leaving that evening, Heather saw them.”
He suddenly brought up. “Do you know who Heather is?”
Caprice said with a sullen expression, “Yeah.”
Moses took a deep breath and continued, “She seems to have a grudge against Piper. After Piper and Freya left, | overheard her on the phone talking with her father. She said something about Piper being nasty to her, and she wanted her father to take revenge.
“| briefly heard her mention an ongoing business deal between Rockon Technology and VV Entertainment. At the time, | didn’t think too much about it. | assumed she wanted her father to call off the deal. It was only today when | chatted with one of my friends that | heard about what happened. Instead of dissolving the deal, they went and tampered with the contract to sabotage Rockon Technology.”
As he said this, he cast a look at Caprice.
Caprice had grown pale by this point. She clenched her fists tightly, holding her arms close to her body
Heather!
It was Heather this entire time! She and her tricks!
When had there ever been any kind of bad blood between her and Piper? It was obvious that she was Heather’s real target! “Caprice, what's wrong? Why did you turn so pale?” Moses asked worriedly when he sensed something change in Caprice. She clenched her teeth and strode past him, going toward the gate.
Moses quickly caught up to her, feeling worried about her further aggravating the situation by confronting Heather. “Caprice, Heather is the future successor of VV Entertainment. She also used to be the assistant to the owner of Carter Tech City What I’m saying is that she has a lot of influence in Westchester, so it's not going to end well if you try to confront her head-on. Don’t be rash!”
Chapter 1888
Caprice ground to a stop.
Besides, Heather was still Liam’s girlfriend. She could not directly confront her. The top priority at the moment was to help the Rockons out of their looming crisis.
Moses took this to imply that Caprice had taken his advice, and he remarked, “This is not something that can be easily solved. | think the best solution is to have Piper’s parents come forward and have a proper conversation with Heather’s father.”
Caprice frowned sharply.
If Heather had manipulated her father to sabotage the Rockons, that meant she had never cared much for Piper’s parents, to begin with.
Besides, this was shaping up to be the investment of a lifetime for the Mansons. Who would pass up the opportunity to make ten billion by just investing a billion?
Caprice reached for her phone.
Ten minutes passed, but there was still no word from Sylvia. Considering the time difference, she was probably still sleeping. “Caprice, there’s another solution,” Moses suddenly proposed.
Caprice was eager to listen. “What solution?”
He looked at her sharply and said, “The owner of Carter Technology City-he should be able to persuade the Mansons to call off the deal and show some mercy to the Rockons.”
Her eyes sparked with hope for a brief instant before the light faded out again.
Upon seeing her troubled expression, Moses asked, “You're very close to him. Why wouldn’t he help you?” Caprice muttered, ‘I don’t know.”
Heather was Liam's girlfriend, thus she was not sure if Liam would take her side instead of Heather's.
It did seem like he was the only one she could turn to, given the way things were.
She wrestled with her thoughts for a while before turning to Moses. “Moses, | want to thank you for coming to me about this. | have some things | need to deal with now. See you.”
“You're welcome. If you need help, you know you can always come to me.” *Alright.” Caprice left it at that, then she turned around and went back to the dormitory.
Heather was very resourceful and came from a significant background. Even if Caprice knew the owner of Carter Tech City, she had to consider the fact that he had once been Heather’s employer.
It was unreasonable to expect the Mansons to give up on such a wonderful investment opportunity. Chances were that the Rockons were not going to get the Mansons to nullify the deal, and they would have to submit to their wretched fate.
Inside the dormitory, Piper stared ahead of her, looking at nothing in particular, her eyes brimming with red. Freya sat next to her and kept her company As soon as Caprice came in, Piper turned to her expectantly.
Caprice gently patted her head and spoke in a soft voice, “Piper, just focus on trying to get in touch with your brother. Leave the rest to me.”
She was the one who had kicked off the entire thing, so she had to resolve it one way or another..
Piper’s eyes glittered. “Okay.”
Caprice went to the balcony and called Liam.
The ringtone rang several seconds before the call was connected. She spoke nervously, “Liam, are you busy?” “No,” he spoke curtly.
Caprice took a deep breath and braced herself. “I have something to tell you.”
“What is it?”
“|... Something happened to this friend of mine. He was going to work on a project with VV Entertainment but things turned sour. VV Entertainment tried to set them up.” She told Liam about how VV Entertainment laid a trap of a penalty of ten billion dollars in the contract. She also left out the part whereby Heather had orchestrated the entire thing.
After hearing the story, Liam suggested, “So, you’re saying you want me to talk to VV Entertainment and get them to nullify the contract, is that it?”
He spoke in a calm, stoic voice. Without the slightest tic of emotion.
Caprice murmured, “Yes, can you help me?”
Chapter 1889
There was a brief, damning silence on the other end of the phone. Then, Liam’s calm voice rang out, “I need to know about this friend of yours.”
Caprice told him everything, “His name is Trey Rockon. He’s the guy who drove me to your house last time His father is the chairman of Rockon Technology, and his sister Piper is also a close. friend of mine.”
After she finished speaking, Liam did not respond. Her uneasiness increased the longer the silence lingered. What if he did not want to help her because Heather was the successor of VV Entertainment? Her voice wavered “Liam, why aren’t you saying anything?”
If Liam was not going to help her, she would have to contact her parents and ask them to contact Uncle Odell for her. One way or another, she was not going to fold to Heather.
Just as she was about to become agitated, Liam’s voice broke through the silence. “I just texted my assistant and told him to investigate further. Are you free tomorrow?”
Caprice was relieved and quickly told him, “Yeah, | have time tomorrow.”
He announced stoutly. “Meet me tomorrow, and we'll talk about this in detail.” Caprice was slightly skeptical.
What other details did he need? Hadn’t she told him everything already?
Then again, she had no qualms with meeting him especially since he was willing to help. With this in mind, she gave her word, “Okay, I'll see you tomorrow morning.”
“Alright, get some rest.” “You too. Goodnight.” Caprice hung up with a faint smile hanging on her lips, then she went back to the dormitory.
Piper told her the moment she saw her, “Caprice, | managed to get in touch with my brother through a friend of his. Apparently, he got drunk and is crashing at his friend’s place.”
Caprice breathed a sigh of relief, then she told her about her meeting with Liam tomorrow. The mention of the good news significantly queiled Piper’s restlessness.
Caprice ordered some takeout for everyone and chatted with them for a while before everyone went to bed and settled in for the night.
In Liam’s office in Carter Tech City, he was sitting at his desk with a stack of documents in his hand.
This was the information given to him by Mitch. It concerned the man who had been seen touching Caprice’s head a few days ago.
The man’s name was written in bold print on the first line of the document: Trey Rockon.
Age: 25 years old.
Background Information: Young Master of Glanchester Rockon Technology.
Ding!
His phone rang.
He put the phone to his ear and immediately asked, “Any news?”
Mitch began relaying his findings on the phone. “Yes, sir. VV Entertainment signed a contract with Rockon Technology three days ago. Some insiders in the industry verified that it was VV Entertainment who set Rockon Technology up by adding a last-minute
clause in the contract. It states that if Rockon Technology cannot complete the project within three months, they will have to be penalized a sum of ten billion dollars.”
Liam flipped through Trey’s profile: “Has there been any history of competition between VV Entertainment and Rockon Technology?”
“None based on my findings. One of them is based primarily in Westchester and the other in Glanchester. There have never been any past business dealings between the two parties.”
“Do they have any reason to have any personal grievances against each other?”
“It doesn’t look like it. The chairman of VV Entertainment only has one daughter, and that is Heather Manson. As for the chairman of Rockon Technology, he has two children who spent their childhood in Glanchester, but “Mitch hesitated.
“Go on.”
Mitch spoke gingerly. These two children are Piper Rockon and Trey Rockon, and both of them. are friends of Miss Caprice Piper is currently Miss Caprice’s classmate and roommate. Do you think Heather targeted the Rockons because of her grudge against Miss Caprice?”
Liam's eyes darkened. After a moment, he spoke sternly, “Contact the Mansons and tell them to void the contract with Rockon Technology within two days. If they don’t comply, they will have to bear the consequences.”
Mitch answered dutifully. “Yes, sir. I’m on it.”
Liam hung up and set the phone on the table. As he looked at the documents detailing Trey’s profile, his complexion darkened by several shades.
Caprice was so desperate to help this man that she would come to him for help. Had she truly fallen in love with him?
Chapter 1890
Chapter 1890 It was Freya’s off day Since Piper had a car, she drove Caprice and Freya to Carter Tech City first thing in the morning
After what happened the last time, the security guards had a deep impression of Caprice. Caprice barely had to mention her name before they opened the gates for her without a word.
The car drove unimpeded to the building where Liam worked
Piper and Freya were astounded by the magnificent design of the building. They continued to gawk at it and muse for a moment before following Caprice in
Caprice went to the reception and politely informed the receptionist, “Hi, I’m here to see Mr. Liam. | believe | told him that | will be meeting him today.”
The receptionist asked her with a professional smile, “Miss Caprice, correct?” “Yes, Caprice”
“Mr. Carter has instructed me to bring you to his office once you’ve arrived, the receptionist said while approaching Caprice, then she turned to Piper and Freya who stood behind Caprice. “Will the two ladies mind waiting over there for a moment?”
Caprice turned to Piper and Freya “Piper, Frey, could you two wait for me?” The two did not object. They were escorted by another receptionist to the VIP lobby.
Caprice followed the receptionist into the elevator and was taken to the top floor. door that, the receptionist left her alone. She went to Liam’s office door and gently knocked on the
“Come in,” came the deep, powerful voice of Liam. She nudged the door open. She was greeted by a spacious and well-lit office, and she immediately spotted Liam leaning elegantly on the leather chair.
There was a projection screen in front of him with many figures splattered across boxes of even frames. It seemed like he was in the middle of a video conference.
Caprice was taken aback by the sight, and her first instinct was to excuse herself.
Liam turned to her and gestured in the direction of the couch. “Wait for me over there.”
She nodded obediently and sat down on the couch.
They were speaking in a foreign language, one that she barely knew a vowel of. It sounded like an alien language to her ears.
She was a little nervous at first but soon began to doze off as the cryptic language droned on and on in her ears. Her head slowly slumped toward her shoulders.
Suddenly, she was jolted awake by a burst of laughter. She looked up, brightly alert. Everyone on the projection screen seemed to be casting looks in her direction She nearly jumped and straightened herself immediately.
Liam glanced at her, then he said something to the people on the conference call in the same alien language before signing off from the call.
The office suddenly grew quiet. Caprice was no longer feeling groggy. She asked Liam apologetically, “Liam, am | interrupting something?”
“No.” Liam rose from his seat and approached her. He went to the couch adjacent to hers and sat down
Then, he picked up the tea set on the table with his toned and slender hands. He poured two cups of tea and handed one to her. She smiled appreciatively. Thank you, Liam.” Liam looked at her. “Did you not sleep well last night?”
She remarked, “I slept well, but Piper was in a bad mood, so | had to stay up and look after her with Freya, and we ended up sleeping quite late.”
Something stirred in Liam’s eyes. Could this imply that he was in a good mood?
He picked up the teacup and took a gentle sip before beginning. Tve looked into the current affair between VV Entertainment and Rockon Technology. It’s just as you described.”
Caprice grunted and nodded gravely, then she looked cautiously at Liam. “Could you help me?”
Liam narrowed the look in his eyes briefly. “It looks like it’s the Rockons that are in trouble, not you. What do you mean by “help” you?”
Caprice was caught by surprise.
She could not let it slip that she was the reason the Rockons found themselves in this situation and that Heather was targeting her.