Chapter 519
Two female officers immediately walked over to her, showed their badges, and spoke in a cold, official tone. “We have reason to believe you are connected to two separate car accidents. We are taking you in for questioning. Please cooperate.”
Lana panicked. “Officers, you must have made a mistake! How could I be involved in a car accident? You’ve got the wrong person
“Lana! Cooperate now!” one of the officers commanded.
“Just go with them,” Yvonne whispered, worried Lana would say something foolish
in her panic. “I’ll come down as soon as this is over.” She gave Lana a look, warning her to keep her mouth shut.
Lana, her face pale with terror, was escorted out by the police.
The video ended there. It really was trending under crime.
“Why wouldn’t they cut the livestream?” Noreen wondered aloud. An incident like this was a public relations nightmare. Yet, PerseTech had let it all play out for the world to see. It would be a devastating blow to the company. It didn’t make sense. Seth was never this reactive.
Noreen rewound the video and saw it: throughout the entire ordeal, Seth’s eyes had been fixed on Bianca.
*Wow,* she thought. *So besotted he forgot to pull the plug.* Love really was a dangerous thing.
“Even with the disaster, their viewership is through the roof,” Sophia commented. “It almost makes you wonder if this was some kind of bizarre PR stunt.”
Noreen was speechless. Sacrificial marketing? That would certainly be a first.
Though InnoCore’s livestream numbers weren’t as high, the roadshow itself was a massive success. Before Carman had even finished his presentation, Healy and Mrs. Naylor found Noreen in the crowd.
“Noreen, the second InnoCore goes public, I’m buying shares!” Mrs. Naylor declared, her voice filled with excitement. “I’m putting my entire dowry into it!”
Healy laughed. “All of it? You’re not going to save any for me to get married?”
“It’s your wedding, not mine. Why should pay for it?” Mrs. Naylor
dismissed him and turned back net
Noreen, gushing about how moved she was by Carman’s presentation.
Healy shook Noreen’s hand. “Congratulations, Noreen,” he said sincerely. “You
did it. InnoCore is going to be incredible.”
“Thank you,” Noreen replied.
Just then, Dylan approached with a bouquet of flowers and his own
words of congratulations. The smiles vanished from the faces of Mrs. Naylor and Healy. Mrs. Naylor nudged her son with her elbow, glaring at him for his lack.
initiative. How could he not think to bring flowers? At this rate, he would never find a girlfriend.
Healy felt a pang of regret. He had rushed back from a business trip overnight and hadn’t had time to prepare anything. Seeing Dylan’s bauquet, he knew he’d made a. mistake.
Dylan was about to say something more to Noreen when her phone rang. It was Padgett Novak. After a brief nod to the others, Noreen stepped away to take the call.
“Congratulations, Noreen,” Padgett said. “I watched the livestream. It was excellent.” He added, “I’m sorry I couldn’t be there in person.”
“Don’t worry about it. Your good wishes are more than enough.”
Knowing she was busy, Padgett kept it brief and hung up.
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