Liam, in shock, stared incredulously at Rachel, his ex-girlfriend that was displaying on the TV in a breaking news video that read as follows:- "SHEN GROUP'S HEIRESS RACHEL SHEN INVOLVED IN A HIT AND RUN CAR ACCIDENT."
In the breaking news video that was playing on the TV, a 75 years old woman with sharp facial features was seen standing inside an opulent VVVIP hospital ward and addressing the multitude of reporters that were asking her questions relentlessly with a calm voice.
Behind the 75 years old woman was Rachel Shen lying unconscious with an IV bag fixed on her left wrist, a neck collar on her neck, an oxygen mask on her face, a pulse oximetry on her right index finger, an ECG wires on her chest, and a gauze wrapped around her head. Her face was looking very pale in the video of the breaking news.
Liam's gaze trailed down to the Chyron, the lower third banner of the news and saw the words:- ("ERICA GEORGE SHEN (GRANDMOTHER OF RACHEL SHEN, MATRIARCH OF THE SHEN FAMILY, AND CHAIRWOMAN OF SHEN GROUP.")
Mere shock couldn't describe how Liam was feeling as he stared at the TY incredulously while muttering, "Can't be."
He stood rooted to the ground in a daze without realizing that Charlotte was calling him.
After recovering from his dazed state, he turned towards Charlotte, who was asking him what the hell she just saw on TV.
Glancing at the TV, he ignored her and hurriedly unlocked his phone, clicked on the Shenstagram app icon on his phone, and logged into his Shenstagram account.
After logging into his Shenstagram account, he saw #SHEN GROUP'S HEIRESS RACHEL SHEN INVOLVED IN A HIT AND RUN CAR ACCIDENT# sitting at No. 1 of the Shenstagram hot search list and #RACHEL SHEN# sitting at No. 2 of the Shenstagram hot search list.
Clicking the Shenstagram search bar, he typed in "DX NEWS" and clicked the search button.
In the blink of an eye, the DX News verified account with a golden tick badge appeared on his phone screen.
Without wasting time, he clicked on the live broadcast of DX News and was shocked to see that the video that was showing on the live broadcast of DX News was the same video showing on his TV.
As he watched the live broadcast of DX News, he stood in a daze with his lips quivering as he muttered barely audible words.
Charlotte, on the other hand, still couldn't believe her eyes when she saw that the Rachel she knew was the same Rachel showing live on DX News on the TV.
Thinking back on how she and Liam ran over Rachel a week ago, she couldn't believe that at that time, she saw Rachel as nothing, pathetic, dirt, a leech, a bug, a poor orphan with no power, and someone she was superior to and could trample under her feet with ease, only to find out now that the same Rachel was a million times richer and superior to her.
Staring at the TV, she started to feel a strong dread and foreboding when she heard Chairwoman Erica George Shen saying that the culprit responsible for her granddaughter's accident will be dealt with by her personally.
Hearing Chairwoman Erica George Shen say what she will do to make life a living hell for the culprit and vowing to make sure they beg for death, which she won't grant no matter what, Charlotte for the first time felt what it means to become terrified and to have death knocking on her door.
"Liam, look at the mess you've dragged me into!! Do you know the family Rachel is from? It's the Shen family, a top aristocratic family from the Republic of Norpond. They are like modern-day royalty, and they are the undisputed ruler of the five aristocratic families in Baswil City, the capital city of the Republic of Norpond." Charlotte yelled at Liam, her voice laced with anger as she glared at him furiously.
"So?" Liam asked, his voice laced with irritation as he raised his eyebrows at her.
Rolling her eyes in exasperation, Charlotte glared daggers at Liam and started lamenting before saying, "Look, Liam, Chairwoman Shen is someone we can't afford to offend or have our names appearing on her radar or black note. She is known all over the world and in the business world as a cold-hearted, ruthless, and merciless woman. Anybody who crosses her or touches her bottom line never lives to tell the tale. A lot of unfortunate people that crossed and offended her have weeds growing on their graves now, and we just offended her."
"There's no CCTV in my street or in front of my house, so I'm sure she won't be able to catch up to us." Liam, replied Charlotte, his voice weary as he sat down on the couch and dropped his phone on the coffee table.
"Who is to say Chairwoman Shen won't find us? Who is to say Rachel won't tell her grandmother about us if she wakes up?" Charlotte asked Liam anxiously.
"Rachel won't tell on us. She loves me too much, so she won't want to see me suffer at the hands of her grandmother. And I'm sure Chairwoman Shen won't track us down. Immediately... I'm sure she will wait for Rachel to wake up first before deciding what to do, and if Rachel tells her grandmother to let it go, then maybe... maybe we won't have to face the wrath of Chairwoman Shen." Liam replied to Charlotte with a firm and confident tone.
"Hmm! Okay! If you say so." Charlotte muttered while sighing heavily in relief.
"Love, can you tell me about Shen Group?" Liam asked while looking at Charlotte Inquisitively.
"Shen Group?" Charlotte asked with a scowl on her face before saying, "Shen Group is a multi-trillion-dollar multinational manufacturing, technology, and industrial conglomerate. They have numerous businesses and subsidaries that spreads all over the world. Their influence and power is spread all over the world and it is a powerful force and Behemoth that no one wants to contend against."
"You know this is all your fault, I was on my own living my life the way I saw fit when you came to beg me for an investment of five billion Gilead dollars... You were the one who offered to date me for a year since I had a crush on you in exchange for the five billion Gilead dollars investment. I didn't ask you to break up with Rachel or run her over with your car, this is all on your fault. You are the reason, I'm tangled in this mess right now so just pray to whatever god you serve that Chairwoman Shen won't come after us because of she does, you won't like what I'll do to you." Charlotte said to Liam, her voice laced with menace as she shot him a piercing glare.
"Whatever! Liam rolled his eyes at Charlotte before saying, " Anyways, I still can't believe that Rachel, a girl I've known for eight years and have dated for five years isn't a poor orphan girl but a trillionaire heiress of Shen Group.
Forcing himself to calm the emotions bubbling inside his heart, he picked up his phone from the coffee table, unlocked it, exited Shenstagram and clicked on the Shenkipidia app icon to web search about Shen Group.
In no time, the details came out with photos of Shen Group's headquarters and a profile below it.
Taking a deep breath, he started to read as follows:-
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[SHENKIPIDIA.]
.[_SHEN GROUP_].
Shen Group is a Norpondian multi-trillion-dollar multinational manufacturing, technology, and industrial conglomerate headquartered in the center of Shen Town, Baswil City, the capital city of the republic of Norpond. It was founded one thousand years ago by Carl Shen, and it is the largest conglomerate in the world. The group has employees of more than 300 million people, generating revenue in excess of 800 billion Norpondian dollars (ND) equivalent to 800 billion US. dollars.) per month. The group consists of numerous subsidiaries and affiliated businesses, all of which operates under the Shen brand, and it is the largest business conglomerate in the Republic of Norpond ( or "Norpond" for short.) and in the world. As of 2001, Shen Group has the world's highest brand value with a brand value of $999.9 trillion, according to Quartz.
Company type:- Private.
Industry:- Conglomerate such as:- Shen Engineering & Construction, Shen Building Materials, Shen Properties Development Company Limited (A real estate company.), Shen Foods( A company that produces Biscuits, Sugars, Chocolates, Spaghetti, Salts, and Noodles.) Shen Bakery, Shen Cement, Shen Hospital, Shen Pharmaceuticals, Shen Bank, Shen Entertainment, Shen Studios, Shen Aluminium Company, Shen Electronics (A company that manufactures, designs and sells electronic goods like Telephones, Computers, Laptops, Smart-watches, Mobiles phones, and Digital Display technology such as LCD, LED, OLED, and others. Their subsidiary includes the Consumer Electronics, a company that designs, manufactures, and sell Smart TVs and other electric household appliances.), Shen Oil and gas, Shen Shopping Malls, Shen Ports, Shen Semiconductors Limited, Shen Cosmetics (A company that produces a wide range of personal care and beautification products, including skincare, haircare, makeup, fragrances, and toiletries alongside production of Soaps, Toothpastes, Body lotions, High-end perfumes, and Anti-aging creams.) Shen Apparel (A company that designs, manufacture, and sells high-end clothing, bags, accessories, and foot-wear. They have various luxury brand wears under its umbrella including the popular "SHN," and "DONNA." Brands.) Shen Automotive Industry (An Industry that encompasses the design, development, production, marketing, and sales of vehicles including Motorcycles.) Shen Hotels, Shen Resorts, Shen Cinemas, Shen Games (A company that designs video games, mobile games, video games consoles, and video game pads.) Shen Amusement Parks, Shen Memorial Parks, Shen Airlines (Airports) Shen International Academy (It includes Shen Kindergarten, Shen Elementary, and Shen High school.) Shen University (A top-tier university in the Republic of Norpond, and one of the world's leading universities.) Shen Artificial Intelligence, Shen Telecommunications (An industry that manufactures the 3G, 4G and 5G network equipment and infrastructure. The company designs, develops, and produces the hardware and software components that make up the cellular network infrastructure, such as base stations, antennas, routers, and core network components.) Shen Digital Healthcare (A company that manufactures digital healthcare solutions, develop and produce a wide range of digital health technologies, including wearable health monitors, AI-powered diagnostic tools, telemedicine platforms, and electronic health records (EHRs).) Shen Technologies (A company that specializes in Software development, Mobile App development, Specialized Technologies, Internet Services and Platform engineering, all of which are crucial for building and maintaining social media platforms. Their social media app are Shenstagram (as in Instagram and facebook), Shenchat (as in Whatsapp), Shenvitok (as in tiktok) While their search engines are:- Shengle (as in google) Shenkipidia (as in wikipeidia) Shenrix browser (As in pheoenix browser) Shenra-mini (as in Opera mini.) Shen Financial Technology (A company that develops financial apps such as Shenpay (domestic use), Shen-interpay (International use.)
Founded:- 13th of May 1025; 1000 years ago in Octavia (today's Baswil city) The Republic of Norpond.
Founder:- Carl Shen.
Headquarters:- Shen Town, Vannam District, Baswil City, Republic of Norpond.
Areas Served:- Worldwide.
Key people:- Erica George Shen (Chairwoman) Stephanie Walter (General Managing Director) Stephen O'Connell (General Creative Director)
Javier Olivian Snr. (COO) Xavier Bosworth Jr.(CTO) Chris Yale (CPO) Rachel Shen (Heiress and future Chairwoman and CEO of Shen Group.)
Revenue:- US$999.9 trillion (2024).
Number of employees:- 300 million.
Website:- WWW.Shen Group.com.
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After reading everything about Shen Group, Liam locked his phone, got up on his feet and walked into the bathroom to have a cold shower.
Fifteen minutes later, he walked out of the bathroom with a white towel wrapped around his waist and water trailing down from his black straight shoulder length hair.
Charlotte's gaze fell on his well shaped eight packs but she was in no mood to admire or drool over them.
Liam stole a glance at Charlotte before walking towards the closet to bring out the casual wear be brought into the hotel the previous night.
In no time, he changed into the Donna brand blue jeans, white T-shirt, blue jacket, and white sneakers.
Standing in front of the full-length mirror, he smiled in satisfaction before turning to Charlotte.
"When are you sending in the cash? It's been a week already." He asked warmly with a raised eyebrow.
"I'll send it into the account of Paige Corporation this afternoon." Charlotte, replied Liam, her voice laced with irritation.
"Really? Okay then." Liam said warmly, flashed a smile at Charlotte, and then walked out of the hotel room, leaving behind Charlotte, who was still fuming because of Rachel.
Pressing the elevator button, he entered as soon as it opened for him, and after reaching the first floor, he walked out of the elevator, walked through the hotel lobby, and exited the hotel building.
Breathing heavily, he got inside his sleek white BMW, and without wasting time, he turned on the ignition.
As the engine roared to life, he stepped on the accelerator pedal and drove off with full speed, heading for his parent's villa.