Vanya's POV
Eugene swallowed hard, his legs trembling. He had worked at Dalton Media for over a decade and never expected to be fired.
I showed no mercy. Parasites like Eugene needed to be removed as soon as possible.
"I choose... to resign voluntarily," Eugene said, crying uncontrollably.
I replied indifferently, "Then you can leave."
After dealing with Eugene, I turned to Neville.
"I'm giving you two choices as well," I said.
"The first choice is to stay with Dalton Media, but you won't get any more roles."
Neville was shocked.
"The second choice," I continued slowly, "is to switch to Todd Group's entertainment division. I'll write you a letter of recommendation."
Neville was taken aback. He hadn't expected such a good opportunity.
"Really?" he asked.
"Of course," I said.
"Then I'll take the second option!" Neville was overjoyed. Who would stay at the hopeless Dalton Media when they could join Todd Group?
"You can leave now. Tomorrow, I'll introduce you to Todd Group. I think... they'll be more than happy to have you," I said with a smile, knowing full well that although Neville wasn't a top-tier star yet, the Dalton family had invested a lot in him, and he still had some popularity.
Todd Pictures was always eager to poach other companies' top stars.
However, this wasn't good news for Neville.
After all, he had a lot of skeletons in his closet, and those could be like ticking time bombs for any company that signed him.
After Neville left, Calvert walked into the office, his brows furrowed and looking hesitant.
I knew he had overheard my conversation with Neville.
"Why did you send Neville away?" he asked.
To most people, it seemed like Neville was climbing a higher branch by joining Todd Pictures.
I didn't want Calvert to misunderstand, so I quickly explained, "He thinks joining Todd Pictures is a good thing, but he doesn't know that's where he'll truly be unlucky."
In my past life, Neville had hooked up with a wealthy woman who was the vice president of Todd Pictures. She had tried her best to promote him, but she hadn't known about Neville's dark secrets.
This had directly led to Todd Pictures facing a huge compensation claim and left the company struggling for years.
By sending Neville there, I was just accelerating the downfall of Todd Pictures.
Seeing that Calvert wasn't speaking, I asked curiously, "Don't you have a shoot to get to today? What brings you here?"
"I heard Neville came to cause trouble, so..." Calvert didn't continue.
After spending a few days together, I had already figured out that Calvert was a quiet and reserved person.
Understanding his concern, I smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'm fine."
Calvert was silent for a moment, then said, "I'll get back to work."
I nodded. After he left, I looked at the pile of documents on the table and smiled slightly.
Cliff had his leverage; I was going to destroy his leverage.
Although Dalton Media was just a small company, the media industry could influence the entire business chain.
Dalton Media was my bargaining chip for divorcing Cliff.
I threw myself into Dalton Media, quietly building up strength.
Three months later, the good news finally arrived.
The polluted area I had bought six months ago had been successfully greened. With Grace's substantial investment, the largest shopping mall in Los Angeles was now complete.
To avoid drawing attention from industry insiders and reducing unnecessary trouble, I had been quietly pushing forward.
On the day the shopping mall was fully completed, all the merchants moved in. Dalton Media heavily promoted it on various platforms.
M Group's shopping mall emerged before the public like a building rising from the ground. Previously unnoticed, it was now quietly completed.
Third Person's POV
The establishment of M Group's shopping mall threw Todd Group into chaos.
The atmosphere in the emergency meeting room was particularly tense.
"Mr. Todd, we hadn't heard a word about this shopping mall before! It's obvious that someone is deliberately targeting us!"
"Yeah, everyone knows that Todd Mall, which we've been preparing for a year, is about to open. We spent a lot of money on publicity, and now M Group has beaten us to it!"
"Mr. Todd, many merchants have already signed cooperation agreements with M Group's. This is a huge loss for us—billions of dollars!"
The directors complained loudly.
Cliff, sitting in the main seat, rubbed his temples and said irritably, "Enough!"
As soon as Cliff spoke, the directors around him immediately fell silent.
Cliff asked coldly, "Who is behind M Group?"
"The boss of M Group is very mysterious. We've investigated, but we can't find anything," Elliot said, pausing for a moment before continuing, "However, the location of this mall is the polluted area that Luna Vanya auctioned off initially."
Upon hearing Elliot's words, the people around him immediately started buzzing.
"Mr. Todd, is this true or not?"
"If it's really Mrs. Todd doing this, you can't let her act recklessly!"