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Leah arrived at the company early in the morning, but the atmosphere was not as usual. The entire
company building was silent, everyone’s voices were very low when they spoke or walked, and their
faces were gloomy and despondent. No eye contact was made.
Leah pushed open the door to the chairman’s office, only to find it empty, and she had no idea where
Ian had gone.
When the secretary entered the room carrying a document, she stopped her and asked, “Where is
Ian?”
When the secretary saw Leah, a flash of recognition flashed across her face, and she replied truthfully,
“Mr. Sanders is in the conference room right now.”
“In a meeting?” After hearing there was a meeting, Leah frowned a little and racked her brains
unwittingly. She then realized Ian had not told her anything about the meeting.
“How come no one informed me of the meeting?” Leah inquired, her brow furrowed.
When the secretary heard the words, she realized she had let slip her tongue and quickly tried to cover
up her error by saying, “Perhaps you forgot, but the meeting should be finished by now. You can simply
sit in the office and wait.”
As Leah listened to her stammering words, her doubts grew. She pondered for two seconds, then stood
up and walked towards the conference room without looking back.
Before she could even push the door open, she heard a loud noise.
Someone threw a stack of documents on the table, and then a voice with suppressed rage said, “Mr.
Sanders, take a look at how much our company’s stock price has dropped in the last two weeks. You’re
still not planning a press conference to clarify the situation?”
“What good is it if it’s clarified? Ms. White works for our firm. The public opinion on the Internet is
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtcompletely biased since she got involved in this issue!”
Yes, the only strategy at this time is to keep your distance from Ms. White.
“However, Miss White owns half of Fortune Group’s shares.”
“What’s a share? At most, we kick out the White family’s company. We have finally made some
progress and are on the upswing. We can’t get implicated in this!”
All the shareholders exchanged words in the office, and the debates were heated.
Leah listened at the door, her face expressionless.
In fact, she could see why these people would say such things. After all, she had been abroad for two
years and had never worked with these people or contributed to the company before.
On the contrary, she had implicated the company as soon as she returned to Pasteria. The company
had suffered from negative publicity, and its jewelry store was boycotted, the stock price fell, and the
company was now in crisis.
“Okay.” Ian finally spoke up in a deep voice just as everyone was complaining.
His complexion was not great, “Fortune Group will not cut ties with the White family or Sarah White.
This controversy arose as a result of someone’s malicious intent to incite dissent. I will thoroughly
investigate this matter before issuing a statement to clarify.”
“But Mr. Sanders…” Someone else wished to persuade further.
At this point, the conference room door was pushed open from the outside, and Leah entered with a
blank expression on her five-centimeter-tall high heels.
“Sarah.” Ian got up quickly, his expression a little nervous, “I didn’t mean to…”
Leah shook her head at him, and said, “It’s okay.”
She knew he didn’t want her to be worried.
The others looked slightly awkward when they saw Leah appear.
After all, they were caught gossiping behind her back, and she was their leader.
“Take it easy, everyone. I’ll definitely find a solution because I’m the one who caused this problem. In
terms of the losses incurred by the company during this time, I will also find a way to make up the
difference.” She said it lightly, but her voice had the unwitting power to calm people’s hearts.
Leah’s eyes suddenly took on a different expression. Her voice was icy as the topic of conversation
changed, and she stated, “It’s time to put people to the test now that the company is in trouble. You can
leave as soon as you like if you feel sorry for yourself because I don’t care what the rest of the world
thinks, even when our people are in chaos at this time.”
Upon hearing her words, everyone’s faces changed.
Leah couldn’t give a damn what they thought. Leah went on, “Every business will face some level of
difficulty. Instead of complaining about problems, you should learn to accept them and find solutions to
them. Do you have any other concerns?”
The conference room fell silent for a few seconds after she finished speaking.
For a brief moment, a man in his forties smirked and said, “You said it with such ease. You started this
problem, so tell me how you intend to fix it.”
Leah cast a glance at him and revealed her plans to everyone. “I will hold a press conference,
announcing that I will be the company’s chief jewelry designer, and simultaneously donate books and
materials to elementary schools in the mountainous area, helping them repair the school, and as for the
person who subtly influenced public opinion, I will also weed him out.”
Leah came up with this idea over the last few days, and it’s currently the quickest fix for the issue at
hand.
Even though everyone boycotted her, her value as the most prestigious international jewelry designer
remained.
Additionally, a person who was widely regarded as being bad would quickly gain public acceptance
after performing a good deed and pleading for forgiveness.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmThe others in the conference room said nothing after hearing Leah’s words.
Even though the situation was not particularly complicated, their tendency to shirk responsibility
whenever a problem arose has caused them to feel a little embarrassed right now.
Leah and Ian returned to the office after the meeting.
Ian made her a cup of tea and said apologetically, “I’m sorry, I made you hear those hurtful words.”
“It’s not your fault.” Leah said.
Ian’s face showed a deeper level of regret when he heard those words. He sighed after a while and
said, “I’ve already contacted Sunny, but it’s odd… Everyone said they never saw him again and have
no idea where he went. I sent people to look for him, but there was no trace of him.”
Leah’s face revealed a deep thought. “The traces ought to still be detectable even if he fled the scene
out of fear of the crime. He couldn’t possibly have vanished without a trace.”
“I suspect someone got to him.” Ian expressed his reservations.
Leah pondered for a moment, then sighed, “Just wait and see. I’ll go ahead and prepare for clarification
first.”
“I’ll go with you,” Ian said softly.
“Okay.”
Leah returned to the Whites’ residence in the evening.
When Jane called, she had just finished taking a shower.
“Sarah, how are you doing in Pasteria? Did you run into any problems?” Jane’s voice came across as
somewhat frail.
Leah replied while drying her hair, “Everything is fine. Don’t worry. How about you? Have you been to
the hospital for a checkup? Why does your voice still sound so weak?”
“It’s the same old issue. It happens every year. Don’t be overly concerned about me.” Jane spoke
softly.
Leah frowned slightly and sighed.
How could she not be worried?
Jane seemed to have lost her energy since Gordon’s passing.
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