Chasing After My Beloved Wife novel Chapter 57

At first, Joye wanted to send Janina back to the apartment first, but Janina insisted on going to the company to see the progress of the design assistants, so Joye had to drive to the company.

As soon as they entered the elevator, Linda came over with a serious expression. "President, the Richard Group is going to hold a sudden shareholder meeting. You need to go over.”

"Now?"

Joye was stunned. Even if there was a sudden meeting, the shareholders should be given some time to prepare. Why was it so urgent?

"Well, it may have something to do with our order. I'll go with you."

Linda's answer made her frown. She looked at Janina who was beside her and shook her head. After a moment, Joye told Linda, "When she is done in the design department, send her back to the apartment."

"But..."

"Don't say but."

Knowing what Linda wanted to say, Joye immediately interrupted her. When she accepted the big order from the Beryl Group, she was ready for what might happen.

By the time she arrived at the Richard Group alone, almost all the shareholders of the company had arrived. Everyone was chatting in the conference room, but Shawn, who was sitting at the front, didn't say a word.

It was not until the door of the conference room was pushed open and familiar footsteps could be heard that Shawn raised his head. He looked toward the direction with a complicated look in his eyes.

This woman’s face looked even worse than before.

Joye knew that Shawn was staring at her, but she didn't want to meet his eyes. She calmly stepped to her seat and pulled out a chair.

As soon as she took her seat, the shareholders on the opposite side couldn't wait to ask her for an explanation, "Miss Leonard, even if you are the largest shareholder of the Richard family, you can't just steal the business of the Richard family like this! Do you think that we minority shareholders don’t exist?”

As they spoke, they threw a few photos in front of her.

Looking at the photos, Joye frowned. They were photos of her having a meal with the boss of the Beryl group, but someone had done some editing to the photos.

A non-existent bank card had appeared on the table. The shine on the card was particularly eye-catching.

"Miss Leonard, could you please explain to us what this card means? Is it a bargaining chip for fair competition between Leonard Group and Richard Group?"

The shareholder who threw the photo asked again aggressively.

"Do you mean that I’m doing something shady?”

Joye raised her head, and there was a trace of anger in her cold eyes. The Leonard Group had always done business openly, and she felt as though she could not tolerate the blame that was being heaped on her.

"You would know if there was any shady business going on. Ever since you became a shareholder of the Richard Group, there have been problems with the confidential information here. We were going to start our research but then the Beryl Group suddenly came in, saying that it would cooperate with the Leonard Group. Is this a mere coincidence?”

Joye frowned. The orders from the Beryl Group were just catalysts. The shareholders seemed to care more about the research project.

She had been a major shareholder of the Richard Group for some time, but she had not been involved in much. Now, she had to bear the brunt of everything.

"Miss Leonard, as the largest shareholder of the Richard family, what you have done has brought a huge loss to the Richard family and it is detrimental to the shareholders!”

"That's right. Aren’t you shameless, just taking all the money for yourself?”

"Why would Mr. Richard hand over the shares to someone like you and let you manage the Richard family? Our shares are worth nothing now.”