The Queen They Buried

Chapter 486

Carmen clenched her fists tightly and thought, Damn it. Does Aubree really have to go out of her way to mess with me?

What project doesn’t have risks? Is she really so scared I’ll get the funding that she has to blow BeeShare’s flaws way out of proportion?

At an event like this, Aubree, the young entrepreneur who always seemed to succeed at whatever she did, had real influence. In the investment world at the moment, even if Bowen showed up, his words might not carry as much weight as hers.

Aubree wasn’t just making baseless claims. She had hard data and solid analysis to back her up. Every question she threw out was a real issue that BeeShare was struggling with, and Garmen couldn’t answer a single one.

Carmen’s heart raced with panic. The slow user growth of BeeShare was the biggest problem right now.

She’d tried every marketing channel she could think of, but no matter how good her pitch was, it couldn’t compete with real discounts. In the end, her only option was to seek funding and use the money to solve current issues.

She’d deliberately kept these flaws under wraps during her presentation, just to make the project look more appealing to investors.

But now, Aubree had cruelly dragged all those rotten flaws out into the sunlight, letting their stench fill the air and making everyone want to stay far

away.

Aubree watched her with a faint, leisurely smile, her gaze a clear provocation. Carmen’s mind went blank as anger surged straight to her head. She snatched up the microphone, ready to fire back.

“Carmen!” Just as she was about to speak, Bryan’s low, commanding voice cut through the air from the audience.

snapped back to

eyes with Aubree. “Ms. Miller, the issues you’ve raised are exactly what our project team is working hard

overnight, and every investment comes with its risks. You’ve pointed out all the downsides, so

tend to choose electric bikes.

in response to the price–cutting tactics from bike–sharing companies,

take a deeper look at our project, feel free to talk to us after the event. For now, let’s give the

say to

looked like it was hanging by

down from the

“Bryan, I…” she started.

her off, not interested in hearing any explanations. He shot her a

with Aubree. If Bryan hadn’t cut her off, she would have played right into Aubree’s hands and

coming after

grew heavy. She wondered if Aubree

are you staring at?” Elizabeth gave

this,

game in her hands. It was enough to make Carmen lose her cool and even forced Bryan to step in just to

Oliver thought, ‘Aubree, huh?

more interesting than I

nothing,” he said indifferently, casting a brief glance

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