Chapter 401\u00a0<\/p>\n
Back at the Judson estate, Larissa carefully transplanted the herb she had picked up from around Bryant\u2019s house into her herb garden.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was a Phoenix Herb, a medicinal plant that thrived in lethally toxic conditions.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She\u2019d discovered it when she took Sage and the others to that buffet. The area around the plant was so poisonous that no one dared approach it; a single breath of the surrounding fumes was enough to cause rapid poisoning, which gave her the perfect opportunity to sneak it away.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Because of its incredibly harsh growing requirements, the Phoenix Herb was exceptionally rare and priceless. She needed to find a way to cultivate more of them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After settling the plant into the soil, Larissa scattered a fine, volatile poison powder around its base and released a host of venomous insects and ants, creating the toxic environment it needed to flourish. Only then did she return to her villa on the east side of\u00a0<\/p>\n
the estate.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After a shower, Larissa checked her phone and saw a group chat invitation from Avril Palmer.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The group was named \u201cRegal City Tattler\u201d and had 101 members.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A message from Avril popped up: [Larissa, this group is full of all the heirs and socialites from Regal City\u2019s most prominent families, big and small. It might be helpful for you as you take over the Judson family\u2019s operations here.]\u00a0<\/p>\n
[Of course, the main reason is that I want you to rub your success in the faces of everyone who looks down on you!]\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa accepted. A notification appeared in the chat: \u201cAvril\u2019s Joy\u201d has invited \u201cLarissa\u201d to the group.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The conversation was moving so quickly that no one noticed the new addition at first.\u00a0<\/p>\n
[I heard that when Finley Judson was running Starlight Media, he was planning to buy the rights to the bestselling author Field of Lari\u2019s novel, \u201cHeaven\u2019s Will.\u201d He wanted to turn it into a blockbuster to prove himself to his grandfather, Kiernan Judson. Now that Larissa\u2019s in charge, who knows if she can even land the IP.]\u00a0<\/p>\n
[I heard that too. Field of Lari is holding a conference this weekend to sell the rights and has invited a bunch of entertainment companies.]\u00a0<\/p>\n
[Hah, she\u2019s finished then. If Lucius Lincoln decides to acquire a rival studio to compete with Starlight Media, Larissa doesn\u2019t stand a chance.]\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just then, someone took a screenshot of Avril\u2019s invitation and posted it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 401\u00a0<\/p>\n
[Larissa just joined the group.]\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa glanced at the messages, a small smile playing on her lips, and typed out a greeting.\u00a0<\/p>\n
[Hey everyone, I\u2019m Larissa.]\u00a0<\/p>\n
The bustling hundred\u2013person chat fell into an eerie silence.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After a long pause, a new message finally appeared. One of the young heirs who had been talking trash tagged her: [@Larissa A friendly piece of advice. If you don\u2019t want to end up dead, you\u2019d better find a way to apologize to Lucius. You might at least save your own skin.]\u00a0<\/p>\n
[Don\u2019t bother. You\u2019ll just get yourself into trouble. Some people have to learn the hard way.]\u00a0<\/p>\n
[The Judson family probably won\u2019t last long in your hands. It\u2019s a shame Kiernan sacrificed Finley and his family, only to watch the empire he built his whole life crumble to dust.] After her greeting, Larissa exited the group. She had no more time to waste on them. Instead, she logged into her author portal and contacted her editor, Lenora. The conference to sell the rights to her final novel, \u201cHeaven\u2019s Will,\u201d was this weekend, after all. The first step to strengthening the Judson family was to make Starlight Media the biggest entertainment company in the country.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Field of Lari: [Lenora, is everything set for the rights conference?]\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lenora replied almost instantly: [All set, don\u2019t worry. The event is at Paddy\u2019s Home, just like you wanted. Saturday at 11 a.m. All the invitations have been sent out, and every entertainment company we invited has confirmed they\u2019ll be there. All you have to do is show up, reveal your identity, and pick the best offer.]\u00a0<\/p>\n
Field of Lari: [OK]\u00a0<\/p>\n
The next day, Larissa slipped into a chic, high\u2013end suit her mother had prepared for her and headed to Starlight Media to officially take charge.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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