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Chapter 548
Chapter 548
Although Rickard’s matter could not be resolved for the time being, Hesper still had more things to This belongs to NôvelDrama.Org: ©.
tackle. She could not keep delaying her work just because she could not get in touch with someone.
After arranging for others to continue to search for Julian, Hesper’s new studio's location was also
determined.
Jessie sat in her office, suffering from boredom. Although she was really happy when she first saw her
enormous office, after a long time, it no longer felt special.
"Ah, have I been assimilated by capitalism too?" Jessie frowned and shook her head, then turned
around and saw Hesper and another person walking into the studio.
Seeing the "tiny studio" that Hesper had spoken about, Celine said with a wry smile, "I shouldn’t
believe what you say, Ms. Rivera. With a studio of this size, if things work out, it definitely won't be a
simple and insignificant company."
"I can’t say that to you, can I? We’re really the only two designers in the studio right now," Hesper said
with a smile.
When she first thought of setting up her own studio, it was a suggestion given to her by Roberto.
Although working at Eustoma gave her great prospects, she deserved better development, not to
mention that she now had the financial power to support this plan. How could working for someone else
be as comfortable as being the owner of a company?
"Hesper!" Jessie jumped out of nowhere.
Hesper had long gotten used to how she always made an appearance, so she subconsciously caught
her and turned around. She saw Celine standing where she was, looking a little perplexed.
Hesper introduced the two of them to each other. Jessie waved at Celine and greeted her as if they had
been friends for ages. "Oh, it's Celine. I know you. I followed you two obsessively through the whole
competition."
Jessie could start a conversation with anyone; Hesper had never doubted this ability of hers. Hence,
she asked the two of them to familiarize themselves with their new work environment and then walked
out of the office before taking out the vibrating phone in her pocket.
"Ms. Rivera, help!"
Hearing Benji’s urgent voice, Hesper’s heart skipped a beat. "Did something happen to Rickard?"
Benji was stunned for a split second. Realizing that Hesper seemed to have misunderstood something,
he wiped the sweat off of his forehead. "It’s not about Mr. Duval, but Duval Group."
Originally, Hesper’s heart was racing. When she heard his reply, she subconsciously breathed a sigh of
relief then frowned. "What happened to Duval Group?"
Benji continued bitterly. "After Carter and Juniper failed to seize control of the company, they coerced
the shareholders into purchasing their shares back at the original price. Now all of the shareholders
and executives of the company are gathered in Mr. Duval’s office, demanding that Mr. Duval come
forward and give them an explanation."
"They're asking for an explanation?" Hesper scoffed. "If Rickard were awake now, they'd be the ones
who would have some explaining to do to him."
"That’s the problem." Benji sighed. "Some of them might’ve guessed that something has gone wrong
with Mr. Duval’s health. Although Professor Miles has taken care of Mr. Duval all this while and the
family doctors that the Duvals usually call for medical advice are also very trustworthy, some of the
medicines that Professor Miles needed had to be imported or bought elsewhere. I’m afraid that
someone who’s involved in this part of the logistics leaked the news."
Although Hesper was now the largest shareholder, she had not appeared in the company, and all
matters were handled by Benji during this period of time. Anyone with keen observation should be able
to see that Hesper only appeared at the shareholder meeting to handle the emergency, and the actual
owner of Duval Group was still Rickard.
If the shareholders and high-level executives collectively turned against the company at this moment,
no matter how strong Duval Group was, it would crumble in only a few days.
"Okay, I’ll head there right now."
Hesper sent a message to Jessie, saying that she had some things to deal with right now and told her
that she should treat Celine well. As for Jessie, she had already gotten used to Hesper being busy all
the time, so she agreed without asking any further questions.