The meeting began, and Jeffery sat at Director Irvine’s immediate right.Director Irvine took a sip of tea to moisten his throat and asked, “Is everyone here?”“Everyone except Chris Jefferson has arrived,” President Cabel said, “But everyone knows that President Jefferson never attends the shareholders’ meeting. He never participates in the company affairs and only enjoys the dividends.”“In that case, let the board meeting begin.”Director Irvine said, “I’m now 70 years old and my health is not as good as it once was. I want to step down from my position and take care of my health, so the position of chairman must be filled by a capable person. It just so happens that this year, Old Madam Jones passed away and 60% of her shares were passed to her son, Jeffery Jones. In the future, he’ll be the largest shareholder of the company and has absolute authority.”The room of shareholders immediately cast envious glances at Jeffery.Jeffery’s lips curled upward. What was the point of
Jeffery only felt that this person was a little familiar, but he did not recognize him. Director Irvine stood up and said, “President Jefferson, aren’t you living in Brisbane now? Why did you come to the company today?”Rebecca’s expression froze. She immediately understood that he was the person who rarely showed up in the company, Chris Jefferson.However, he only had 10% of the shares and it could not compare to her father’s 60%. Furthermore, Jeffery was already the chairman.She did not show Chris any respect at all and mocked unceremoniously, saying, “Of course, you can join as a shareholder, but you can’t use your position to bring garbage in.”She glanced at Catherine after speaking.Catherine raised her eyebrows and laughed. “Are you talking about yourself?”“Catherine Jones, are you still dreaming?” Rebecca sneered, “My father is now the chairman of Hudson. I can come here whenever I want. Who do you think you are?”“I haven’t even voted. How did he become the new chair
Jeffery clenched his fists and quickly calmed down. “Even if that’s true, all the shares have been transferred to my name. It’s useless to say more. Today’s board meeting can’t change the fact that I’m the largest shareholder.”“Who said that they’re under your name?” Catherine smiled heartily. “Haven’t you checked? 30% of the shares have been transferred to my name in the Department of Commerce.”Jeffery’s expression changed. He could no longer hold back and immediately took out his phone to call the department. Less than a minute later, he turned to her with vicious eyes, wanting nothing more than to skin her alive.Catherine faced the crowd. “It’s such a coincidence. My grandmother passed away very suddenly, and she was paralyzed very suddenly as well. News of her death was told to me by someone else, and it was only a while ago that I learned that I had a connection with Hudson. Otherwise, the shares would really become my uncle’s without a word.”The crowd immediately burst in
Catherine laughed mockingly. “Yeah, I was the one who condoned a certain someone’s nephew’s corruption. He got greedy even when building the exterior wall of a house. You can’t even build a house but now you want to be a developer. Who would dare to buy?”“Yes, that won’t do.” President Reed was the first to speak out against it.“I want to reconsider too. We can’t ruin Hudson’s reputation.”“...”When the shareholders began to backtrack, Catherine said in a gentle tone to everyone, “It’s true that I’m young, but I’m open-minded and serious. If I don’t know anything, I can ask my seniors present here for advice. It wasn’t easy for Hudson to reach the level it’s at. No matter how many benefits Jeffery has promised everyone, our ultimate goal is to see Hudson profit so we get paid better dividends.”“That’s right,” Jeffery finally spoke out. His voice was very authoritative. “The character of a listed company’s boss is very important. I’ll fully support Catherine if she becomes the
“Stephen, all that will be realized.” Rebecca gnashed her teeth. “But it may be delayed for a while. Catherine Jones suddenly appeared in today’s shareholders’ meeting. She’s now… the new chairwoman…”“What?” Stephen yelled. “Didn’t you say that you’re 90% sure your dad will be chairman? What are you and your father doing? You can’t even handle Catherine Jones.”Rebecca’s face felt hot as she said unpleasantly, “How would we know that she would team up with Chris Jefferson? We were also caught off guard.”“Well, I even went around saying that my girlfriend is the daughter of Hudson’s chairman. What a disgrace.“...I don’t want this anymore.”Rebecca’s voice choked. “Stephen, what do you mean by that? Do you hate me now because my dad didn’t get the position of chairman?”Stephen suddenly snapped back to his senses. Even if Rebecca was not the daughter of Hudson’s chairman, a year of dividends was much better than the riches outside. He hurriedly laughed and said, “Of course not,
“Don’t speak nonsense.”Jeffery jumped up like his tail had been stepped on. “Your grandmother died of illness.”“Yes, it’s a pity that Grandma was cremated. Otherwise, checking her corpse would be enough for us to discover her cause of death,” Catherine sneered, saying, “But I won’t let you off. I’ll definitely pay you back little by little all the pain I suffered, including Grandma’s share.”Then, she left the meeting room without looking back.When she went out, her body trembled with excitement.All along, she had been suppressed and bullied by the Jones family. She even almost lost her life several times. Starting today, she would become stronger to protect herself and the people around her....After returning to the chairwoman’s office.She immediately asked Kacey to go and bring over the relevant information about the company’s top management.“Chairwoman Jones, you don’t need to be in such a hurry. Eat something first. I’ll have the kitchen downstairs cook up a table
“Tell me about General Manager Chaplin.”Kacey nodded. “General Manager Chaplin has held an important position in the company for ten years. During his tenure, he increased the company’s profits by 10%, and the shareholders are very satisfied with him. If… If Chairman Jones wants to fire him, I’m afraid it’ll cause strong dissatisfaction among the shareholders.”“Alright, I understand. You can go out first.”Catherine fell silent.Next, she went to inspect the major departments of the company.Even until late evening, none of the senior management had come over.When it was dark, Catherine said to Elle, “Do me a favor and hire a private detective. I want to find out about something.”...7:00 p.m.Catherine went back to the villa with a pile of documents in her hands.Shaun sat in the living room wearing casual clothes with his arms crossed. He looked like a big shot, listening to Hadley as he reported something to him respectfully from the side.Catherine changed her shoes
Shaun walked into the kitchen with his hands in his pockets.Catherine was wearing a professional suit and exuded a clear, sharp aura, but at that moment, she was cooking dumplings for him in an apron. The warm kitchen lamp shone on her head, giving him an urge to conquer her.He walked over and hugged her gently from behind, resting his chin on her head. “Cook more. Those dumplings won’t be enough to satisfy me.”“It’s good enough that I’m cooking for you.” Catherine elbowed his chest mercilessly. “If you want to eat, then go cut the ingredients yourself.”Shaun seemed to have heard something unbelievable. “You dare to order me around?”Catherine thought about it before taking a card from her pocket and handing it over.“What’s this?”“There’s 500 million in it. It’s the fee for the lawsuit you took up for me before…”Catherine had not finished speaking when she felt a cold and suffocating aura. Shaun’s eyes seemed to be covered in a layer of frost, causing frostbite.“What d