Mr. Haley of the EcoTraverse Group was a bystander for the most part, his eyes flitting from one person to another, a smirk of contempt etched in his eyes.
The contract was due to expire in three minutes, and the Raymond family was already planning to announce Dennis as the new president of Raymond Corporation.
Everyone was keen to make a good impression on Dennis, so they opened the conference room door and invited the executives waiting outside.
The meeting mirrored a previous one, with the same players present. However, the executives who had previously supported Ian were visibly exhausted after a four-day onslaught from Dennis and his supporters.
Pearson stood up, his face lit up with a smile.
"Since we're all here, I'd like to announce that the new president of Raymond Corporation is my father!"
The room erupted in applause. Supporters of Dennis stood up, clapping their hands enthusiastically.
Dennis' face was flushed with excitement. He had never dreamed that he would be able to topple Ian. He looked at the agreement he had signed with Mr. Haley, his voice steady.
"Mr. Haley, you currently hold 20% of Raymond Corporation's shares. As per our agreement, I will buy them at more than double the share price."
Mr. Haley nodded, his gaze shifting involuntarily to the conference room door.
Dennis had invested heavily to acquire Mr. Haley's shares. He had mortgaged his properties, invested all his cash, and even borrowed $200 million from the bank.
A wave of cheers filled the room as people taunted Ian, saying that his day of reckoning had come.
The executives who had sided with Ian looked as if they were attending a funeral. They knew they would all be fired once Dennis took the presidential seat.
They had never expected Ian to lose.
Dennis slapped the agreement with Mr. Haley, eager to exercise his power as president.
"We will be having a three-hour meeting shortly to discuss the future of Raymond Corporation. I hope everyone will attend. However, before that, some of the executives should voluntarily step down to make way for fresh blood."
He smirked at the executives who had supported Ian, his voice dripping with smugness.
"I've already chosen the replacements. At this age, being fired from Raymond Corporation means you probably won't find a good job elsewhere. You can only blame yourselves for trusting Ian too much."
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Author, would you story about Ryan settling down and another story on Eric regaining his body and memories back from Patrick, and Eric also settling down as I find it so disheartening for him to have gone through what he went through at the research institute, and I'll like for him to get his "golden boy" life back though, not at the detriment of Ian....
When will the author update to finish Beck's story? What about Dylan and Tyler's love lives? Also, I'll like the author to write on Wilma and Elvis ending up together as she was quite persistent in pursuing him. And Shawn's story, Cornelia Sullivan and Omar Casson. Also, a little write-up on Jeff (Ian's assistant) love life, too. Thanks, author for updating....
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What is wrong that the author has not updated this novel in over a month or is there somewhere else that I can continue reading the novel from chapter 1951 upwards? Do tell, please. Thanks....
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Author, why are there no updates after almost 2 weeks? What's going on with the updates,Author? Do update soon....
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Playing too much with my emotions. It’s been 9 days and no updates. What is going on with Fitch and Zoey?...
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