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Chapter 808

Author: Sisi Yea
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However, the shareholder stood his ground, even more emboldened. "Making money for us shareholders is your job as CEO. What else is there to say?"

Walter scoffed, about to retort, when Trey cut in.

"Let's settle down. We've all been in this company for ages. It's not too kind to corner my grandson like this, right?

"This decision, though made by Walter alone, affects us all. We rise and fall as one. I'm sure you all grasp the meaning of that."

Trey's statement was profound and resonant.

The financial hit from Walter's blunder in Southern Crownlands was spread out among all the shareholders. Naturally, the Gordons, who messed up, were on the hook for most of it. However, the shareholders barely made a peep.

Gordon Group had been a gold mine for years, and they were loaded. Missing a few bucks from the shareholders was no sweat off their backs.

Besides, it was the investors who were really leaning on Gordon Group to turn their investments into big bucks. No way were they going to
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