Semua Bab As the Fake Heiress Rose to Power, the CEO Falls Apart: Bab 711 - Bab 720

“Aurevis’s move to slash prices may look like a blow to our product, but what it really shows is their fear. They know they can’t compete with us head-on. What they didn’t count on, though…”Under everyone’s curious gaze, he added meaningfully, “…is the patriotic spirit of our domestic consumers.”Stellar raised a brow, catching on immediately. Their unspoken understanding sparked an idea. “You’re saying…”“We turn this business rivalry into a fight to protect national innovation.”Her eyes lit up. “You mean we launch a public pushback?”Stephen nodded. “Exactly, the aerospace community here is huge. If people find out a foreign corporate giant is trying to crush a local breakthrough, there will be backlash.”The rest of the team looked stunned.At first, they struggled to follow the logic. Even when they caught up, their confidence still wavered.“Leave this to me,” Stellar said. A campaign like this would hinge on messaging—every headline and phrase had to strike the right chord.

“We still need to stay alert,” Stephen said as he stepped closer, bracing one hand on the back of her chair. “Watch out, he might not be done yet.”Someone like Adrian wouldn’t give up just because one plan failed.Stellar understood that well. She couldn’t predict his next move, but if he came for her, she’d handle it as it came.It only took two days for Adrian’s next move to surface.During that time, Rivers Corporation’s stock experienced unusual activity.A sudden wave of buyers flooded in, pushing the share price up by over ten percent.“Looks like someone’s secretly buying up shares,” Stephen said as he analyzed the latest report. “It’s subtle, but the money’s coming from several offshore shell companies.”Stellar caught on immediately. “Adrian’s behind this.”“Exactly,” Stephen replied, his expression darkening. “This is how Aurevis operates—using a network of dummy companies to acquire control quietly. “If they keep buying and pass the fifty percent threshold, plus gather

Stellar had already guessed the answer.In her eyes, Ryder was nowhere near capable of such calculated tactics.But then, who could harbor such deadly intent toward her?“At this point, all I can confirm is that Ryder was a scapegoat. There’s someone else pulling strings behind the scenes and they’re coming straight for you.”Stephen turned to look at her, concern deep in his eyes. “We still don’t know who it is, but you need to be careful.”Stellar had long since prepared herself mentally. She wasn’t afraid. “Let them come. I’d rather see who's hiding in the shadows.”She was no longer the naive girl she once was. With her family behind her and someone she loved at her side, she’d become unshakable.Stephen’s gaze softened.In the days that followed, Stellar’s standoff with Aurevis Group entered a fierce and heated stage.As more and more investors poured in, the stock price kept climbing. By the time Adrian realized what was happening, the cost of acquiring more shares had skyrock

As they continued up a winding mountain road, both sides of the path were lined with blooming peach trees.Spring breeze rustled through the branches, scattering a sky full of petals. The scene was so beautiful, it looked like something out of a dream.“These peach trees… they were planted by our family, weren’t they?” Autumn suddenly asked.Stellar looked at her in surprise. “You remembered something?”“I’ve always loved peach blossoms,” Autumn murmured, her gaze soft. “I even dream about walking through a sea of them in full bloom.”A flicker of excitement stirred in Stellar’s chest.Bringing her mother back to Southport had been the right choice. This place still held echoes of the past—fragments strong enough to stir her memory.Maybe she really would remember something.The car continued through the peach grove until it finally pulled up in front of a sprawling estate.Autumn stepped out slowly.The moment she laid eyes on the house, something shifted inside her. She moved for

But why hadn’t he come back for her?Could it be that he, too, had been caught in something beyond his control?Despite the questions, her mother’s words grounded Stellar like a powerful sedative, solidifying her resolve. Now more than ever, she was determined to uncover her father’s whereabouts.She looked down and flipped through the notebook again. The pages following the entries were all blank.But faint impressions lingered on one of them—barely-there markings, as if someone had written heavily on the page above it.Her eyes lit up with an idea. “Does anyone have a pencil?”Stephen instantly understood what she meant. He began rummaging through one of the nearby trunks and, surprisingly, managed to find a pencil buried in a corner. He handed it to her.Their fingers brushed as she took it, a jolt of static sparking between them.Stellar’s heart gave a sudden skip, but she didn’t look up. Instead, she quickly began shading the blank page with soft, swift strokes.Bit by bit, t