Curtis replied plainly, “Do you know how severe your crime is?”
“I’ll only be spending a few years in prison.” Not only did Gabriel shrug, but he also smiled. “Do you know the money I made selling those secrets was multiple times higher than my annual salary? A few years in prison is worth it for the money I got.”
“I’ll give you one more chance, Gabriel. Tell me everything, and I’ll let this slide.”
“There’s nothing more for me to say. I admit to my doing.”
The two men entered a silent stalemate that lasted for a few minutes.
Since he insists on admitting to his crime, I won’t waste my time talking to him any further. When Curtis’ train of thought ended there, he turned around and left. “Then you’ll pay the price for your actions.”
A bitter smile formed on Gabriel’s countenance as he watched his former employer leave the interrogation room. I’m sorry for disappointing you, Mr. Faymon, but I can’t let Stella go to prison now that she’s pregnant.
Due to Gabriel admitting his crime in front of the reporters, Faymon Group’s shares continued to drop. Only a few days after that scandal, another one popped up.
The CEO of an e-commerce company under Faymon Group, who only occupied the position for less than four years, was revealed to be cheating on his wife. Even worse, he had a two-year-old daughter with his mistress. He abused his wife and threatened to kill her if she told anyone about what happened.
Those two scandals caused Faymon Group’s shares to drop at a frighteningly fast rate.
Even after Faymon Group publicly announced they had dealt with the CEO and Gabriel, the situation still didn’t turn around.
While all that was happening, someone bought up to several hundred million worth of Faymon Group’s shares.
Tilly sensed something fishy was going on and immediately told Curtis about it. “Should we contact the Securities Regulatory Commission and tell them to restrict that buyer’s ability to purchase more of our company’s shares? “
As Curtis read through that mysterious buyer’s purchase records of Faymon Group’s shares, his expression appeared composed, as though it wasn’t a serious issue at all.
“No need.” Then he shut down his computer. “If he wants to buy it, let him buy it. Have the shareholders arrived yet?”
“Almost all of them have,” Tilly informed.
Curtis put on his suit and stepped out of his office with Tilly.
For the past few years, Faymon Group had been doing exceptionally well financially. Because of that, the shareholders were very happy with the company’s performance. However, they started to panic after the two scandals appeared one after another in the span of a few days.
After all, they would only earn even more profits if Faymon Group was doing well.
The moment Curtis stepped into the conference room, the shareholders began talking about the recent events and indirectly blaming him for the company’s losses. Some even said he wasn’t a human for hiring Gabriel as an assistant.
Instead of getting angry, Curtis sat calmly. Once it was time, he started the meeting.
Near the end of the meeting, someone entered the conference room.
Stella, who was brought into the room by Tilly, spoke politely. “You were asking for me, Mr. Faymon?”
“Yes. Sit.” Curtis pointed at a spot near him.
The shareholders were confused as to why he invited her.
As they gazed at him with confusion, he asked Tilly to show everyone a document. “Due to Ms. Zink’s excellent performance, I’m making an exception and promoting her to the board of directors. Additionally, I’m transferring a little over two percent of the shares to her. Thus, she’s one of Faymon Group’s shareholders from today onward.”
Some of the shareholders’ expressions shifted drastically.
They, at most, only had a little over three percent of the shares. It was why they were unhappy Curtis took out two percent of his own shares and gave them to Stella.
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