Chapter 1855 Dismissal
Bang!
Larry slammed the door open and took his seat at the head of the table.
As one, the shareholders straightened in their seats and trained their gazes on Larry.
“You’re all here.” Larry cast each other shareholders a flinty stare.
“Mr. Norton, the company doesn’t seem to be doing very well lately,” an elderly shareholder spat out viciously, waiting for Larry to make a fool out of himself.
“That’s right, Mr. Norton. We haven’t even received the proposal you mentioned to us previously,” another shareholder said bluntly.
“This is a large company with hundreds of employees to feed. It’s not right to delay the company’s development because of your personal matters, is it?”
“I agree…”
The shareholders erupted into a heated discussion.
Larry already expected this, so of course, he came fully prepared.
“The proposal I mentioned before was rejected by every one of you in this room, but I’m sure all of you know, the companies that are implementing that model are developing very well. As for why you haven’t seen the proposal, isn’t it a little too late to be asking that? All of you turned it down right from the beginning, so naturally, I wouldn’t act on my own,” Larry deliberately emphasized.
There was no way he would take the blame for this.
His goal was to let these shareholders know how stupid they were.
“Mr. Norton, let’s not discuss this for the time being. Right now, the main issue at the company is that the leaders are unable to lead or inspire the employees to work hard…” a shareholder said righteously.
Leaders? This is obviously meant for me alone. A sneer formed on Larry’s lips.
It was beyond a doubt that Larry was heartbroken over what happened to Joan, but he never once rested on his laurels when it came to managing the company.
He often burned the midnight oil to read documents, then woke up early to check for flaws in the company’s development.
But no one knew about all these things he did behind the scenes.
“Distribute the documents.” Larry glanced at his assistant.
“Yes, sir.” The assistant immediately handed out the documents to the shareholders around the table.
The shareholders looked at Larry suspiciously, wondering what the man was up to this time. But all of them had agreed in advance that regardless of what trick he had up his sleeve, he would be dismissed from his position on that day itself.
“Mr. Norton, what is this? Just cut to the chase.” The elderly shareholder tossed away the document in his hand.
“This is a proposal about our collaboration with a well-known company in A Nation, W Enterprise. I just closed the deal with them yesterday…” Larry explained.
All of the shareholders’ eyes had gone wide with shock.
They knew that W Enterprise was one of the top ten companies in the world. A collaboration with them could bring Norton Corporation’s future development to greater heights.
In an instant, the air in the room stilled.
Following that was the sound of them flipping through the documents.
“W Enterprise has extremely strict requirements when it comes to their partner companies, so I hope that all the shareholders present will work together to propel Norton Corporation into the future…”
None of the shareholders expected Larry to actually strike up a partnership with W Enterprise. Right then, his dismissal could only be pushed back. Evidently, they cared more about their own profits.
Everyone knew that collaboration with W Enterprise would guarantee Norton Corporation a promising future.
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Dustin’s phone rang with an incoming call. Glancing at the screen, he saw that it was Jory.
“What is it?” Dustin asked whilst looking at his tablet.
“I’m getting married,” Jory answered in a low voice.
Dustin froze for a moment before returning to normal.
They’re finally sealing the deal after going through so much. A smile tugged on Dustin’s lips.
“Dustin, you’ve been away for so long already. Now that I’m getting married, you should come back and be my best man,” Jory said cautiously.
Dustin bowed his head in hesitation.
Ever since the authorities confirmed that Joan had plunged into the river during the car accident, Dustin had left the country. He just couldn’t bring himself to accept the news about Joan’s death. Thus, he simply left that city which seemed to remind him of his loss.
“What’s wrong? Haven’t gotten over it yet?” Jory queried softly.
