Chapter 197

The domestic environment was simple; with FN's status, what could they want that they couldn’t get? Such a good environment was no benefit to someone with potential but lacking a breakthrough. Nina gave it some thought and then decided to send Matthew abroad.

The environment for trainee idols was much more brutal. Nina believed Matthew would definitely make it out.

Three years passed in a flash. Matthew became famous and returned to the country, but Nina did not sign him again; instead, she pushed him to Jessica.

“Anyway, our companies share resources. You will get the same opportunities as me. It’s the same who he signs with. I also can’t date any of my artists; otherwise, outsiders might think I’m abusing my power.”

Roy still looked at Nina with scrutiny—this was probably Roy’s professional habit. Chris felt more worried. Jaden was much calmer.

“After seeing the trending topics, I looked into this Matthew. He’s a decent guy. He had no scandals abroad, keeps himself clean, and focuses on his career. I heard the company tried to arrange rumors with several popular girl group members for him, but he refused. Because of that, he was sidelined for a long time.”

Matthew didn’t care and refused to stir up rumors. But the first thing after returning to Cheria was making headlines with Nina.

“He’s quite a determined guy.” Collin was still out of the loop and took a bite of his food. “So, are you two together?”

Nina shook her head. “Not really. It’s just that… we have feelings for each other. After all, we were apart for three years; it takes time. This rumor was to help build his momentum after coming back—it was also my compensation to him.”

Jessica looked down on this. “What’s there to compensate him for? If not for you, he would definitely be mediocre in Cheria and only be able to climb up relying on you. Now everything in his career is his own effort, and his reputation sounds much better.”

At first, people thought Nina hadn’t dated because she still liked Chris. But after Matthew appeared, it made people worried.

Nina had never liked anyone before and didn’t know what being together was really like. Matters of the heart could only be explored slowly by herself; no one else could help.

Chapter 197 +15 BONUS

“I signed Matthew, and after that, I will buy a few esports clubs. This was Mr. Hickey’s idea—esports is just starting to take off, and prices aren’t too high yet. We need to buy some now and develop them.”

“Mr. Hickey’s right. Looks like he listened at the last joint meeting.”

The last joint meeting in Impelia had mentioned this? Jessica and Chris exchanged a glance.

They had attended the first day of the meeting but were half-asleep and hadn’t listened to what the older men said. They left as soon as it ended.

“Esports is already an emerging industry overseas, and it’s just starting domestically too. I was also inclined toward it. After the New Year, when work resumes, I will look for some good ones, too. Maybe we’ll even compete.”

Shannon said, “Mr. Hickey favors two clubs. I checked them out, and there aren’t many problems. The rest were picked by us at the meeting.”

Jessica still focused on old-school industries in the company, like jewelry and real estate. The only emerging industries she cared about were probably the IT and entertainment departments. She ignored the rest and left them entirely to others.

The first destination Jessica and Chris chose for their honeymoon was Hesterfield, a place they had always wanted to visit.