"I can tell you now. You are free to resign with immediate effect if you do not have the confidence that the company will get through this. I will not force you to stay and help overcome this crisis," Jenna said clearly, sweeping her eyes over everyone. She then waved the keys in her hand and continued, "This is the key to Mr. Richards' office. He has already authorized me to take charge of the company. Regarding the payroll, you can give it to me to sign now. Anyone who wants to get signatures for resignation letters could also look for me now."
The senior executives looked guilty after hearing Jenna's words. None of them wanted to resign. They held their breaths as they were afraid of getting into trouble. The huge conference room was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.
"CFO."
"Yes, Mrs. Richards."
"Did we receive the two hundred million dollars from N&S Group yesterday?" Jenna asked, looking straight at the CFO.
The CFO thought for a moment and made a phone call immediately. A few moments later, he smiled and said, "Mrs. Richards, the money has just been credited into our account."
"Okay." Jenna took over the topic and said quickly, "Let's do this. The public relations manager will go down and explain the situation to the shareholders. If they insist, then immediately process their shares withdrawal requests. I will approve the documents. But you must make it clear to them that the Richards Group will never work with the shareholders and clients who backed out again, as they have no integrity and did not hold up their end of the bargain. Furthermore, they will also be forever included in our company's blacklist."
The public relations manager left after receiving the instructions.
The two hundred million dollars that they had just received from the N&S Group had almost reignited everyone's confidence.
People who were familiar with the workings of the business world understood that N&S Group was actually a subsidiary of the Richards Group and was doing quite well overseas. The Richards Group was still standing strong. Of course, people wouldn't be stupid enough to resign from such a well-established company.
"If you still wish to work for the company, then please go down immediately to take care of your respective departments. Anyone who continues to gossip and spread rumors will be fired immediately." Jenna turned and walked out of the office after finishing her sentence.
The people in the room stood up cautiously and went back to their respective departments.
The chaos in Richards Group was immediately resolved. Everything had returned to normal.
Jenna came to Hansen's office and began to deal with various matters of the company,
The public relations manager walked up to her with a smile and reported that none of the shareholders or customers wanted to withdraw their shares anymore. They had all left the company.
Jenna let out a cold snort, and just waved her hand without a word.
The public relations manager took the hint and left her office quietly.
Jenna started to bury herself in work and did not leave until nighttime.
Meanwhile, in the luxurious private suite of Walda Hotel.
Octavia stepped into the VIP room in trepidation with an invitation card in her hand.
A feeling of fear that she couldn't comprehend followed her along the way here.
Who invited her here? What was the purpose of the invitation? She was clueless!
She didn't want to come but the sender had given out the invitation in a tone that seemed impossible to reject the invitation. It was as if there would be dire consequences if she rejected the invitation.
She pushed the door open with unease.
The interior was luxuriously decorated. The room appeared classy.
Who would be this pompous?
"Is anyone here?" she asked softly and looked around.
The private room was empty. Clearly, the person who invited her hadn't arrived yet.
She checked the time on her phone and noticed that she arrived right on time. It seemed like the other party had bailed on her.
She thought for a while before walking out of the room. She proceeded to ask the waiter to see who had reserved the private room.
The waiter shook his head, as he didn't know either.
She felt even more uneasy. She stood in the private room and looked around. She had a vague feeling that something was not quite right and decided to leave.
"Mrs. Richards, this way please." A young man's voice sounded from outside.
There were footsteps heading towards the door of the private room.
Octavia stood still and held her breath.
Mrs. Richards? She didn't know a Mrs. Richards!
The door was pushed open.
"Ah, it's you," Octavia exclaimed, taking a few steps back in shock.
"Sorry, I'm late." Jenna smiled and extended her hand towards Octavia. "My name is Jenna Murphy. Thank you for coming. Please have a seat."
Jenna's hand stretched out in front of her.
Octavia hesitated, stretched out her hand, and shook Jenna's hand briefly while her mind was turning and assessing the situation.
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