"You are opening the company, right? Let’s discuss it properly sometime. Here is my personal number."

Meanwhile, Peter himself remained utterly dazed.

His brain could barely process everything happening around him.

First, he discovered that Joy never truly had any deal with Ms. Dawn at all.

Then he learned that Ms. Dawn was actually Adriana’s sister.

After that, he found out Aurora was the mysterious investor behind Light Corporation.

And now, Light Corporation itself was willing to become the very first client of his future company.

For a very long moment, Peter remained completely stunned.

His mind was in deep shock.

Meanwhile, Mr. Richardson suddenly shouted frantically.

"Wait! Wait! You can’t do this to me!"

He pointed tremblingly toward Aurora, his face pale and filled with unwillingness.

"If you were planning to help Peter all along, then why didn’t you help him earlier?" Mr. Richardson shouted emotionally. "Why did you wait until after I kicked him out?"

Aurora merely chuckled softly.

"What can I do?" She crossed her legs elegantly before smiling faintly. "I do not want my sister to be bullied when I am not around, just like today."

Her gaze slowly swept across everyone present.

"Who knows what kind of situations may arise in the future?" she continued calmly. "That is why I wanted to make sure your son would stand completely alone."

The moment those words entered everyone’s ears, several people sucked in cold breaths.

Especially Adriana.

Her eyes widened slightly as she stared blankly at Aurora.

’Sister... she already thought this far ahead...?’

A warm feeling unknowingly spread inside Adriana’s chest.

Meanwhile, Peter himself did not react too strongly.

Deep down, he understood clearly that even without Aurora’s intervention, today’s confrontation had been destined to happen eventually. Aurora had merely accelerated the inevitable outcome.

Aurora continued speaking calmly.

"I want my brother-in-law to focus only on my sister from now on."

With that, she looked directly toward Mr. Richardson. "Now, here is your proposal."

The moment she spoke those words, Mr. Richardson’s body stiffened instantly.

"I can help the Richardson Corporation recover," Aurora stated casually. "However, in return, you must completely stop interfering with Peter’s life."

Mr. Richardson’s expression turned ugly immediately.

Aurora, however, continued mercilessly.

"If Peter ever genuinely needs help, you may assist him. Aside from that, none of you is allowed to disturb him anymore, even if your family is collapsing."

She paused briefly before her smile slowly disappeared.

"The second option is simple. Continue causing trouble, and I will personally deal with the Richardson family until all of you go bankrupt."

The moment Aurora finished speaking, dead silence filled the room.

Mr. Richardson felt endless regret surge violently through his heart.

At that moment, he finally understood something.

Everything from the beginning had merely been a test.

Aurora had been observing him all along.

Now, he genuinely wanted to curse his past self.

’If only I wasn’t so shortsighted... If only I had treated Peter better... If only I had controlled my greed...’

Thinking of everything he had thrown away with his own hands, Richard felt as though a mountain was crushing down upon his chest.

His eyes gradually reddened.

He slowly closed them before clenching his teeth painfully.

Finally, after several moments of silence, he lowered his head helplessly.

"I choose the first option."

Aurora immediately chuckled.

"Great," she replied calmly. "You finally made a smart decision."

With that, she turned toward Peter, who was currently speaking with Ian nearby.

"Release the statement."

Ian immediately nodded respectfully.

Soon afterward, a shocking statement was released worldwide.

The news instantly exploded across the business industry.

It was announced that Miss Dawn had placed a ban on all those companies that were going against Richardson Corporation.

The effect was immediate.

Many companies hurriedly withdrew their previous decisions in panic. Some businesses even went as far as offering twice the original contract amount simply to regain cooperation with the Richardson family.

Aurora remained relatively lenient toward those who reacted quickly and allowed them to continue peacefully.

However, those who had acted too arrogantly earlier were directly punished.

Especially Gavin.

At first, Gavin had stubbornly held onto his position, believing he still possessed enough leverage to survive.

Who would have thought that merely the next day, his entire business empire would collapse overnight?

The moment he realized the truth, endless resentment filled his heart.

Especially toward his lover, Pan Minji.

Back then, he had genuinely believed she was an intelligent and capable woman.

But now?

In his eyes, she was nothing more than a resentful ex-lover consumed by jealousy.

Even when Pan Minji desperately tried flattering him afterward and repeatedly promised she would help him recover everything, Gavin completely ignored her.

Meanwhile, Pan Minji herself was furiously complaining to the system inside her mind.

"Why did you give me such a difficult task?" she shouted internally. "Now even my own husband is drifting further and further away from me!"

At the same time, several other hosts were also complaining desperately about their systems.

Meanwhile, those systems silently gathered all reports and transmitted the information back toward the institute responsible for manipulating Pan Minji and the others behind the scenes.

Elsewhere, while the chaos continued spreading across the business world, another person was drowning in regret.

Mariana.

Inside her luxurious villa, Mariana stared blankly at the news reports discussing Ian and Light Corporation’s overwhelming rise.

The television screen reflected inside her trembling eyes.

Only one thought remained in her mind. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

’If only I hadn’t looked down on him during that airplane encounter... If only I had agreed to Ian’s proposal back then. If only Miss Dawn had not held grudges against my nephew... Perhaps all of this fortune could have belonged to me instead...’

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became.

Eventually, unable to suppress her rage anymore, she directly stormed toward Mr. Green’s company.

Meanwhile, inside his office, Mr. Green frowned the moment he saw his sister barging in aggressively.

He coldly looked toward her. "What do you want?"

Mariana did not waste time speaking nonsense.

She immediately started shouting angrily while recounting everything that had happened during the airplane encounter.

The more she spoke, the uglier Mr. Green’s expression became.

Finally, Mariana glared fiercely at her brother.

"Brother, I truly do not want to say this," she spoke bitterly, "but sometimes a person’s immoral actions eventually come back to bite them."

Her eyes turned red with fury.

"And now your bad deeds have dragged me down as well. I truly hate you for this."

With those words, she turned around immediately.

Before leaving, she coldly added one final sentence.

"If I continue suffering because of your mistakes, I will cut off all cooperation with you. Also, tell Jasper that I am no longer interested in his next contract."

Bang!

The office door slammed shut heavily behind her.

Mr. Green remained completely speechless.

For a very long time, he simply sat there silently.

Finally, he let out a tired sigh.

He had never imagined that the son he had ignored all those years would suddenly gain such a terrifying backer.

And now... he genuinely regretted everything.

Back then, he had always believed he could easily crush Alex’s company whenever he wished.

However, the moment Ms. Dawn joined Alex’s side, everything changed completely.

It felt as though he was fighting against someone with the mindset of a trillionaire.

And every single time, he ended up being the defeated party.

After hesitating for a long while, Mr. Green privately sent Alex a message requesting a meeting.

Alex ignored him.

Mr. Green continued messaging him repeatedly over the next several days.

Eventually, Alex finally agreed to meet him out of irritation.

Inside a luxurious private room at a restaurant, Mr. Green looked noticeably older than before.

After remaining silent briefly, he finally spoke softly.

"How have you been lately?"

Alex leaned lazily against his chair before coldly looking at him.

"If you have something to say, then say it directly," Alex replied indifferently. "Stop wasting my time by beating around the bush. I hate that."

Hearing those cold words, Mr. Green felt bitterness rise inside his chest.

He understood clearly that things could no longer return to the way they once were.

Eventually, he sighed helplessly.

"Your brother has started a company, and you have also done well for yourself." His voice sounded complicated. "Congratulations. I am proud of you."

Alex immediately let out a faint snort.

"If I did not know any better," he replied mockingly, "I would have actually believed you never set countless traps against me in the past. If it were not for Miss Dawn, perhaps I would have long since been destroyed by both you and your son."

The moment Alex spoke those words, the private room instantly grew silent.

Deep inside, Alex understood one thing clearly.

If Aurora had never appeared in his life, he would never have stood a chance against Mr. Green and Jasper.

He would have continued struggling endlessly at the bottom, crawling desperately through countless humiliations before ever tasting even the slightest hint of success.