Ex-wife, Please Come Back novel Chapter 330

All the board members had inexplicable looks on their faces. If they came to fire those people personally, they would probably turn against them and become enemies.

Their reaction wasn't far from what Jacob had imagined before he called this meeting.

"It's just a reduction of staff. They should have thought of this possibility when they first entered the company. The risk of getting fired at work is always there. You're not to blame."

Jacob remained indifferent.

"But sir, we can't be at ease thinking that they would lose their source of income. I'm not the only one who thinks this way. All of us do."

"That's right, sir. Do you really have to do it? The company can assign someone to terminate their contracts. If we will be the ones to do that, we might be in trouble. Don't you think so?"

The board members still had a lot to say, but no one dared to speak up anymore. After all, it was obvious that Jacob had already made up his mind, and no one could change it anymore.

It was useless to argue, but some board members still didn't want to give up on this matter.

"I know that this seems to be a little hard to do. But I know that you can do it. Once you've done it, it will be counted in the annual performance. The company won't forget your sacrifices."

Surprisingly, Jacob looked so calm in this situation. Maybe it was because he had already thought this over several times.

Nothing could change his mind. The only thing he had to worry about was how to carry it out.

Meanwhile, the board members still looked at Jacob with helpless eyes. How could he ask the directors to do such a difficult thing?

"But Mr. Jacob..."

Some of the board members were itching to have a try again. They felt that there was still a turning point in this matter. But Jacob sat there motionlessly, which made everyone lose confidence.

During the whole conversation, James only remained silent. Back then, if the company had any announcement or anything that needed to be executed, it was James who always declared it.

But since Jacob thought that he should take responsibility for his own idea, he decided to declare it himself in front of the board members.

It was a tricky matter. No matter who said it out, the person would nonetheless offend so many people. Even so, Jacob knew he should be the one to do it, no matter how difficult it would be.

If he turned a blind eye every time there was a problem, it might put the company at stake. Therefore, he would rather face the problem and get over with it as soon as possible for the sake of the company.

When he figured that the conversation was over, James lowered his head. At the same time, he wondered why Jonathan behaved strangely today. Why didn't he object?

But on second thought, it was only understandable. After all, only a few people relied on him to enter the company, and he didn't care much about such things.

The only thing he cared about was his ambition to become the CEO. When James thought of this, he was relieved. "I know you are dissatisfied with this matter, but I hope you can think more about the company. I know that there are no easier way to explain this, but I hope you can put the overall situation first."

Glancing at the people in the room, Jacob refused to give in.

After all, if he decided to compromise, the meeting would be meaningless. In addition to that, all his previous efforts would be in vain.

This was why Jacob had to be ruthless and be firm with the reason why he called for this meeting.

Everyone except Jacob lowered their heads in silence.

This was probably the hardest thing that they had to do at work. When they hired those people, they were so grateful. Now that those people were going to lose their jobs, there would probably be a lot of complaints.

The worst part was, not only the relatives of the directors would be affected, but also the old employees of the company. Such a thing was simply unimaginable.

Maybe there were really people that, even by just talking, could make others feel so much better.

Meanwhile, Jacob thought that this issue was insignificant. In the future, he would most likely remember these people, but he wouldn't regret the decision he had made.

"Since Mr. Jacob has made up his mind, we have nothing else to say. We believe that Mr. Jacob is doing this for the company's good. We have benefited so much in the company. Now, it's time to do our bit. This is life."

"Yes, we will do as Mr. Jacob said. So, please give us the list soon."

Two directors finally agreed, but the others still showed their disapproval. But Jacob wasn't bothered at all.

For him, the meeting was a success as long as there were people who agreed, regardless of their number. In fact, he even thought that no one would be on his side. After all, it was not an easy thing to do, and many people were going to be affected.

Not only the directors might be in a misunderstanding with their families and friends, but also these people would lose their source of income. Of course, Jacob knew this better than anyone else.

However, he had no other choice. If there was something else that he could do, why would he choose to hurt so many people?

"If there is nothing else, you can all go now. I hope you all can keep it a secret for the time being. I'll keep you informed about the list of employees you need to talk to."

Signaling that the meeting was over, Jacob knocked on the table.

When everyone was gone, James stood in front of Jacob to say something, but the latter waved his hand to stop him.

"Go ahead with your work, Uncle. I want to be alone for a while." From the look on his face, the meeting had drained Jacob's energy.

Before she could hear anything else, Cindy also left the room and closed the door gently.