---- Chapter 376 Sophia curled her lips and scoffed, "Taking on so many big projects at once, he better be careful not to bite off more than he can chew." Despite her words, Sophia didn''t sound confident at all. In fact, her tone was tinged with jealousy. After all, if Cole dared to take on so many major projects, it likely meant he was fully capable of handling them. Sophia''s father, Kevin Green, was also envious.
Thinking of how both the Brown family and Wilson Tech were constantly hitting roadblocks in R&D while Cole seemed to have no bottlenecks whatsoever, he couldn''t help but mutter, "I really don''t know how Johnny recruits people. How does he always manage to find such top-notch talent?" Ever since Cole''s name had risen to prominence, both Wilson Tech and the Brown family''s techpany had tried to poach talent from his team.
However, once Cole became famous, tech giants from both home and abroad had been trying, both openly and behind the scenes, to recruit his people. Compared to thosepanies, the Brown ---- family and Wilson Tech had little to no advantage. So even if they offeredpetitive packages, it was still incredibly difficult to snatch away truly exceptional talent.
''And yet, despite the constant poaching attempts from global tech powerhouses, Cole''s team still managed to produce new innovations on a regr basis. This alone spoke volumes about the depth of talent in hispany. That in itself was enough to inspire envy and resentment. Hearing all this, Julia lowered her head and absentmindedly stirred the rice grains in her bowl without saying a word Both the Brown and Green families had hoped Julia could contribute to a breakthrough in technology.
But the more they learned about the industry, the more they realized how difficult true innovation really was. So when Julia didn''t respond, they didn''t press her. They simply assumed she too was troubled by Wilson Tech''sck of breakthroughs. The next day. ---- Maggie headed to the conference room for a meeting. Shortly after she sat down, Johnny arrived as well.
Before the meeting began, Johnny leaned toward her and said, "This morning I heard from my mom that one of the auction houses has be a hotspottely. Apparently, they''re about to auction off a rare, one-of-a-kind diamond.
I remember you once mentioned your aunt is really into diamonds, do you want to check out the auction?" Maggie paused, then asked, "Are you sure?" "I''m sure." Johnny remembered this detail because back when he and Maggie had only recently gotten to know each other, a rare diamond hade up for auction. The starting bid had exceeded 200 million. At the time, Maggie was only sixteen. That was also the moment he first learned about her background.
She''d mentioned then that she wanted to give her mother a diamond because her mother had always loved them, especially top-grade diamonds. she believed that if she could get her hands on a truly exceptional diamond, maybe, just maybe, it could bring her mother back from her mental fog. ---- But diamonds of that caliber were exceedingly rare. The Miller family had been doing okay financially at the time, but certainly didn''t have the means to spend billions on a single stone.
Besides, the idea that a diamond could help Sally regain her rity was purely Maggie''s own wishful thinking. Whether it could really work was anyone''s guess. Who would risk their entire fortune on a gamble like that? Back then, her uncle''s two children were still very young, and the Miller Group was already struggling just to stay profitable. So Maggie had no choice but to watch the opportunity slip through her fingers.
More than a decade had passed, and now, another rare diamond had appeared, this time released by a private collector. It carried immense historical value, and if she missed this opportunity again, who knew how long she''d have to wait for the next? Hearing what Johnny said, Maggie''s heart stirred. She couldn''t help but respond, "I want to go see it." Even if the diamond didn''t have the magical effect she hoped for, as long as her mother liked it, Maggie wouldn''t regret buying it, if only for her to hold and admire.
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