Chapter 87
Chapter 87
Brandon felt a pang of pain in his heart and gripped his phone tightly.
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The bodyguard added, “Ms. Webster’s mouth and face were swollen, her hair was a mess, her body was dirty, she was soaked in the rain, and she had a fever. She was dizzy and kept stopping us from calling the police…”
Brandon’s voice hardened. “What did the doctor say?”
The bodyguard replied, “The female doctor said there were no signs of sexual assault…”
From the bodyguard’s description, it sounded like there were. But the doctor’s verdict was no.
Brandon’s mood was as dark as if covered by dark clouds.
The rain had destroyed the scene. There were no nearby cameras. Finding the culprits would be almost impossible.
He ordered, “Do as Shelby says. No police. But if she suffers any further harm, none of you will return to Itera City alive.”
After hanging up, Brandon wondered if Matilda had someone do it. But he rejected the idea himself.
Like the Serenity Group private dinner, Matilda took Shelby’s clothes off, but she didn’t let the men in to photograph Shelby.
Matilda’s methods wouldn’t be so dirty. But if it wasn’t Matilda, then who could it be?
Brandon couldn’t calm down whenever he thought of Matilda.
To him, Matilda was like a bomb that could explode at any moment.
Beneath her calm exterior, she concealed a stubbornness and inflexibility that made him want to avoid her. But there was no turning back, so he had to bite the bullet.
He had already purchased FrostCore Tech’s software, and the R&D center staff were working overtime to study the AIGC algorithm.
Soon, the X3 chip could be tested in packaging and sealing. All he needed was ten days, half a month…
“Mr. Grimes, something bad has happened.”Greg was one of Brandon’s most trusted aides and rarely showed a worried expression.
But now his face was stricken, like he’d just glimpsed the end of the world.
Brandon’s eyelids suddenly twitched. He guessed the bomb was about to explode.
Greg continued, “Coreline Eternity has a new technological breakthrough…”
Indeed. Brandon’s facial muscles went rigid. It made no sense. ‘How could it be this fast?’
Only five days have passed since the Singularity Technology.
No matter how capable Matilda was, she couldn’t possibly create another Singularity software without software support.
Greg’s hand trembled in shock as he projected the Coreline Eternity press conference for Brandon to watch.
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After watching it. Brandon’s clenched fist loosened bit by bit.
Looking defeated, he slumped heavily onto the sofa.
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[Singularity 2 only takes four hours to complete a 32-bit front-end design, a process that still takes months for the leading Crossen Technology.]
[This Singularity 2 technology can also achieve collaborative software and hardware innovation, improving performance by 30% compared to Crossen Technology’s sensing chip…]
[Singularity 2 also has a 110% surge in array operator performance…]
Tech fans watching the live broadcast were gossiping again.
[Is Matilda trying to wipe out Crossen Technology?]
[I’ve been waiting for this day for a long time… think about it, how strong is Matilda? She exposed Brandon and his foster sister. She must have been bullied to the point of unbearable.]
[Let’s bet. I say Matilda will show mercy. After all, they loved each other deeply. I’ve seen the way they looked at each other, all honey and fire.]
[I bet she won’t look back. Gorgeous, brilliant, capable. Why settle, when she can reign alone?]
At the end of the press conference, Matilda took the reporter’s microphone and revealed a piece of news.
“Coreline Eternity is developing a holographic projection phone that will use the first batch of AI chips. Our team’s energy is limited, so for the imaging lens, we’ll consider working with other partners…”
Brandon poured a glass of strong liquor into a glass with ice cubes and swallowed it in one breath.
Matilda said it on purpose for him to hear.
He wasn’t one of her “partners.” She wouldn’t collaborate with Crossen Technology.
And any imaging chip company she partnered with would automatically become a competitor to the X3.
Matilda was setting him up for an attack from inside and out.
Brandon finished his drink, slammed his glass onto the carpet, grabbed his suit jacket, and left in anger.
Greg sent him to the Coreline Eternity.
After coming down from the press conference, Matilda sat alone in the reception room.
She made coffee for herself and didn’t skip a single step. Grinding the beans. Blooming the grounds. The careful spiral
pour…
When Brandon arrived, she was right at that step,
Watching her expertly discard the first bloom water, refill the kettle, and slowly pour in precise circles three times…
Brandon, still full of anger, suddenly remembered the scene on the second day after his marriage to Matilda, when his mother had asked Matilda to make coffee for the guests, and he calmed down.
Matilda had honestly said, “I’m not very good at making coffee. Please forgive me.”
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She had completed the grinding and blooming just fine, but when it came to the spiral pour, she only did two slow pours
instead of three.
The guests had responded with a burst of sarcastic remarks.
“Mrs. Grimes, this cup of coffee made by your daughter-in-law won’t taste right. I won’t drink it.”
“Don’t blame her. Her background is different from ours. She wasn’t raised with this.”
“Matilda is so lucky to marry Brandon. Otherwise, how many lifetimes would her parents have to work to live in this Rose
Villa?”
But Matilda was never one to swallow insults. She’d stood right up and snapped back.
“I won’t brew another cup. Whether the flavor is right or not, you’ll never taste it. Your parents raised you only to pour coffee for others. What a life. Rose Villa is mine. You’re not welcome. Get out.”
And at the time, he hadn’t thought her excessive at all.
He’d even coaxed her. “I love your sharp tongue, your small, stubborn world.”
“Mr. Grimes, you’re here. Have a seat.” Matilda continued to make coffee, looking at Brandon with a misty smile in her eyes.
Brandon tried several times but could not superimpose the Matilda in front of him with the Matilda of six years ago…
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