Mr. Bates was intimidated by Nicole's gaze.
The gaze was so close to that from Samuel. For a moment, he thought that he was speaking to
Samuel.
After spending such a long time with Samuel, Nicole had acquired the same coldness in her eyes as
that of Samuel.
Mr. Bates was nervous inside yet sounded confident, "What: Did l say anything wrong? We are all
shareholders, and we have the right to know everything. When you whispered to Jacob in front of all of
us, you are causing doubts among us."
Nicole noticed the flash of guilt in Mr. Bates’ eyes.
It turned out that there were some things that Mr. Bates was afraid of.
Nicole turned around and sat on Samuel's seat.
"Mr. Bates, I don't think I have the duty to tell you what I was talking about with Jacob. Who do you
think you are? Do you keep more shares of this company than me?"
Nicole finally understood what was going on here. She was the biggest shareholder in Samuel's
absence. She could do or say whatever she wanted, with the authority granted by Samuel.
Mr. Bates was irritated by Nicole's indifferent appearance. He suppressed his anger and said in a low
voice, "Mrs. Green, please stop being sarcastic under this critical condition."
"Alright, let me ask you something. After decades since its founding, the Eternal Group must have a
full-fledged PR team. Where is the team now? And what about the senior management? You earn
good salaries and are expected to do something for the Group. The Eternal Group is not a charitable
organization. We don't pay those who don't contribute."
Nicole said the words loudly, which carried a trace of anger.
She then turned to Jacob, "Jacob, go and sign Manager Benington a paid leave. The company will pay
his medical expenses. Then go and find out who is held accountable for this accident. Do not leave
anyone out. Ask the PR team to release an announcement of our solutions to this matter. Call the
police to look into the accidental death of the worker. Now I need an executive manager to visit the
family of the worker on behalf of the Group. Take the accidental death policy and the compensation.
Any volunteer?"
Nicole looked around the conference room.
The shareholders immediately turned their faces away, for fear that Nicole would call their names.
Nicole snorted.
"If you are not willing to stand out when the company is in trouble, just keep silent and wait for the
yearly dividend. When Samuel was in charge, I had never heard so many complaints from you. Some
of you even did not show up throughout a year. Why do things change now? Are you trying to take
Samuel's position while he is absent, or do you have something else in mind? You should know the
company keeps you because Samuel values the difficult times when you weathered with my father-in-
law. That is the only reason he gives you a paycheck without asking you to do anything. As a matter of
fact, the Green family is able to buy out the shares from all of you. If any of you does not want to stay,
just say it now and I will buy your shares out. Jacob, write down the names of those who want to quit.
Even if the Green family does not have enough cash at hand, we can turn to the venture capitals. I
think our oil mines in East Africa is profitable as well. Take back all the shares. We don't need any
shareholders."
The expressions of some shareholders' changed immediately when they heard Nicole's words.
"Mrs. Green, we never intend to sell our shares out. We had no idea of putting pressure on you, either.
It was Mr. Bates who asked us here."
"Yes. Mr. Bates asked us here. We have no idea of what happened."
The other shareholders put the blame onto Mr. Bates.
Mr. Bates’ look was not of a pleasure to look at.
"You are going too far."
However, no matter how hard Mr. Bates tried, he couldn't convince anyone anymore.
Seeing that her goal had been achieved, Nicole said indifferently, "Since we have reached an
agreement, does anyone have anything to say about my plan?"
"We have no problem with it."
"Then all of you can leave now and wait for the dividend. Before that, just travel around and enjoy your
lives. If you are loyal to the Green family, Samuel would not throw you away. But if there is anyone who
is betraying the company, Samuel would show him no mercy as soon as he comes back."
Everyone knew who Nicole was talking about.
At first, they thought that Nicole, a weak woman, would not be able to handle the situation. However,
after seeing her calmness and skills to deal with the matter, they had nothing to complain about.
Mr. Bates left angrily with the other shareholders.
Nicole felt a headache.
Seeing that Nicole didn't look good, Jacob whispered to her, "Mrs. Green, I will go to visit the worker's
family. They are not emotionally stable now. I am the perfect choice to deal with it when Mr. Green is
absent. Do not worry. I can take care of it."
"It's OK. Leave it to me. Olivia and Booth need you."
Nicole rubbed her temples and stood up.
She looked at Jacob and smiled, "Take care of them and keep them from danger. This is the most
important job for you. When you left, is anyone else staying with the worker's family?"
Jacob paused for a moment and shook his head.
Nicole immediately asked Jacob to leave, "Hurry up and go back home. I will take care of the
company's issues. Do not worry. Samuel will be back soon. Everything will be fine here. What concerns
me the most right now is the safety of Olivia and Booth. Uncle Elvis attacked the Green family all of a
sudden and made things difficult for Samuel. Although we are not prepared for it, we know what is
going on and what will happen. But I think things are much more complicated now that they attacked
the Kent family for no reason. It was not that easy. Now that only Olivia and Booth are left alone at the
Kent's, you had better stay with them all the time. The Green family has protections, but all Olivia and
Booth have is you. Hurry up and go back!"
For unknown reasons, Nicole felt uneasy.
Hearing what Nicole said, Jacob paused for a moment and hesitated, "But it could be dangerous when
Mr. Green is not with you."
"I will ask someone else to go with me. Just go back to them now."
"Alright."
Jacob started to get worried after hearing Nicole's words.
Elvis had been targeting the Green family for many years. Even when Nicole's father-in-law was alive,
Elvis had been creating troubles for some time. It was very likely that he repeated it again. But Nicole
made a point. Why were they targeting the Kent family this time?
The Green family had nothing to do with the Kent family. Why did Elvis target the Kent family and
kidnapped Olivia's father. There must be something complicated.
Right now, Olivia and Booth were facing the greatest danger.
Jacob rushed out directly.
If things allowed, Nicole wanted to go with Jacob and checked Booth's legs and how Olivia was doing
right now. But she could not.
If Elvis was responsible for all of this, she would make him pay!
Nicole's head was aching again.
Then she got a call from Lucas.
"Mommy, I found that someone transferred money from the company."
Nicole was shocked.
"What happened?"
"Someone from the Eternal Group is transferring money to an overseas account. The amount is quite
large, more than 100 million yuan."
Nicole trembled.
"Are you sure it is an overseas account? Can you track down the location of this account?"
"It is a virtual bank account. Usually, such transfers are made for money laundering. Mommy, they are
skilled at hacking."
Hearing Lucas’ words, Nicole rubbed her temples again, being anxious.
"Do you think you are any better than them?"
Lucas told exhaustion from Nicole's voice.
Nicole barely had any rest after the accident. Now that the company was in trouble, Lucas felt sorry
mom.
"I can erase my traces and transfer the money to another safe account."
"Be careful."
Nicole knew that there were some things she could not offer help with.
After Lucas hung up the phone, Nicole stood up and went to the Finance Department.
The director of the Finance Department saw Nicole as soon as she arrived. Although she was not
familiar with Nicole, Jacob had already told her what had happened in the meeting room before he left.
The director knew who was in charge now.
She stood up as fast as she could.
"Mrs. Green, how can I help you?"
"Did anyone use the computer just now?"
Nicole knew that if the system was hacked, no one would know anything. Nonetheless, she asked the
question.
There were not many people in the office. Hearing Nicole's question, they all raised their heads in
surprise and shook their heads.
They did not seem like they were lying. Nicole turned to the accountant, "Write me a check for a
pension."
"Of course, Mrs. Green. How much do you need?"
"500 thousand yuan."
When everything was ready, Nicole called Zac.
"Come to pick me up at the company and take me to a place."
Nicole knew that if she appeared at the accident site, she would become the focus of all the media.
She might not be able to leave. But if she did not go now, no one could do it for her.
She had to go there, even if this was a trap. She had to show up on behalf of Samuel and the
company.
When Zac arrived, Nicole was waiting at the company's entrance.
"Mrs. Green, sorry that I am late."
Zac was panting.
Nicole looked at him and shook her head.
"It is OK. Take me to the construction site."
Zac was stunned when he heard Nicole's words.
"Mrs. Green, Mr. Blair told me that you should not go. He will take care of it."
"He is a doctor. Why did he get involved? This is a trap against the Green family. Blair has no obligation
to help us with it. Moreover, Gabrielle is pregnant. If anything happens to Blair, how could I face
Gabrielle and Samuel? Just ignore Blaire. Let's go."
Nicole knew what Blair meant. Perhaps he also noticed something abnormal. But she would not get the
Hawk family involved in this matter.
Just as Zac was hesitating and did not know what to do, a Rolls-Royce stopped in front of Nicole.
Nicole could not believe in her eyes when the car window was rolled down.
Why was he here?
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