Chapter 544: Chapter 544: Global Shockwave—Its Owner Is Serena Sterling
Serena sat in the car, watching the scenery outside retreating silently.
Silas Hawthorne looked at her profile, not speaking to disturb her.
Soon, they reached the next destination.
The hospital reserved for the royal family.
MKK had specialized personnel for coordination here.
Upon seeing them, they nodded and led them inside.
Serena followed them in.
Finally, they arrived outside a ward.
Through the glass, she glanced at the person lying inside.
He was already close to death.
Only medication and machinery were keeping him alive.
The person seemed to sense her arrival and slowly turned his head to look at her.
Upon realizing it was her, his eyes suddenly widened.
At that moment, all the machinery began alarming.
Serena remained standing there quietly.
Watching the medical staff rush in and trying to save him.
Finally, she watched the medical staff inside shake their heads, confirming his death.
"He’s dead," Silas Hawthorne said.
Serena nodded.
This was the last gamble of this branch of the royal family.
That’s why they were so eager to support SKR.
Now with the death of this person, all that belonged to the branch would collapse.
Other branches wouldn’t spare them and would clean up completely.
"Let’s go," Serena said.
Then she turned around and left with Silas Hawthorne.
As they reached the hospital entrance, Archie called.
"Serena, Michael had a heart attack and just passed away," Archie’s voice came through.
Serena looked at the blue sky, nodded, and said, "Okay, I know."
Then she hung up the phone.
Serena stood there for a while, with Silas Hawthorne by her side, accompanying her.
Serena looked at the azure sky.
Vaguely, it seemed as if she could see her father’s smiling face in the clouds.
Serena suddenly smiled as well.
She turned to Silas Hawthorne.
"Do you want to visit the dock where we first met?" Serena asked.
"Sure," Silas Hawthorne replied with a smile.
He’s always been prepared.
The car drove them all the way to the place where they once met.
Though now it’s quite different from before, standing there, it felt like they could see their past selves.
Silas Hawthorne went to the edge and stood there, saying to Serena who was on the other side, "I was right here at the time."
Serena smiled and nodded, taking out the Blue Diamond Necklace.
Back then, she was there, watching Silas Hawthorne from afar in the crowd.
The figure of a young boy appeared before her again.
It was as if time had transcended.
She held the same necklace, walking step by step towards Silas Hawthorne.
Arriving before him.
Once again, she handed him the necklace.
But this time, it was the now grown-up, strong Silas Hawthorne who took her hand.
He picked up the necklace from her hand, but this time, instead of taking it away, he reached out to put it on her.
"Serena," he smiled at her.
"Silas," laughter was in her eyes as well.
The sea breeze gently blew.
From a distant corner, Julian Lawson sat in a wheelchair, quietly watching this scene.
...
They didn’t stay overseas for long.
Soon they returned home.
Now, SKR was bankrupt.
The global financial world trembled.
And at this moment, another shocking news was disseminated.
It was about profit distribution.
The colossal entity SKR was divided into several parts, consumed by various powers.
Among them, the largest share surprisingly belonged to Aeon!
Many overseas forces had no idea what Aeon was.
They scrambled to inquire.
Only to find out that Aeon was a startup registered just over a year ago.
This was even more unfathomable!
"What is this? Xander, I see you took part in the distribution, do you know the specifics?"
"Yeah, I’ve never heard of Aeon in the international sphere, how did it get such a big portion?"
"Right, right, Xander, tell us about it."
...
Xander Linton chuckled, opened a bottle of wine, and raised a toast to everyone.
"Aeon is the future’s rising star, its owner is called Serena," he said with a smile, "You didn’t know before, but in the future, you’ll all remember this name."
This was as good as nothing said!
Everyone rolled their eyes and continued their investigations.
Xander Linton didn’t mind at all.
He was pleased.
Most of the visible and clean shares went to other families.
Yet SKR’s overseas assets in shady corners mostly went to him and MKK.
A significant gain.
"Truly, Serena, you are my lucky star," Xander Linton said after sipping on the vintage wine.
Looking at the wine named "Serena" in the cellar, his eyes dimmed obscurely.
...
While numerous overseas forces were unaware of Aeon, everyone domestically understood.
Especially those in Aeston.
Aeon was Serena’s company.
"Why was it suddenly given to Serena?" someone uninformed asked, "Does SKR have any connection to our forces here?"
"You have no idea," another secretly whispered, "It’s said the bankruptcy of SKR was orchestrated by these people!"
"Really? But that’s SKR, colliding even with MKK had immense pressure!"
"I’m not sure, need to find out more."
...
Amid the buzz of discussions, the news finally exploded.
The truth of SKR’s bankruptcy was revealed to all.
This time, it set the global community ablaze.
Though they knew about these powers and their significant global influence,
none could fathom why they suddenly targeted SKR, seemingly waging war for no apparent reason.
Despite the major distribution of interests, these powers hardly claimed the lion’s share!
The largest share was secured by a startup from Aeston, called Aeon.
Aeston was in an uproar.
"Are you saying Serena orchestrated all this?"
"My God, SKR was taken down by Serena?"
"This is simply unbelievable, how does Serena manage this?"
Many refused to believe, but the direct allocation at Aeon forced them to accept the truth.
"What’s going on?"
Numerous pondered.
While everyone sought the truth, Serena and Silas Hawthorne were in the cemetery.
It was already dusk, with the horizon glowing in sunset colors.
They’d returned for a while.
These days, they were busy with transitioning the SKR distribution and clearing some remaining forces.
Only now did they come here.
Serena held some paper money in her hands, slowly feeding it to the flames.
"Dad, SKR is bankrupt, and the two of them are dead," Serena softly said.
"With these two major forces gone, the rest are being cleaned up too."
"Though it’s rather scattered and takes some time, it won’t be long."
She looked at the photo of Evan Sheridan on the tombstone, with regret in her eyes.
