The meeting room was dead silent for a full minute.
Micah Zielinski's face was red and did not expect that Nicole would turn the gun on them. He said, "It's not..."
Nicole interrupted him without a care. "I believe that you've all received notice this morning that I’m managing everything in the company in Mr. Stanton's absence. I’m in charge of this project, so from now on, i f you don't want to be a part of it, hand me your letter o f resignation immediately. Your positions will be replaced by your deputies. I will explain everything to Mr. Stanton."
The people in the room were shocked and silenced. They had all stepped over each other to climb to their department head positions and their deputies were eyeing their spots. It was a sought-after position, so no one dared to act rashly at this moment.
Although they could not stand the fact that Nicole had parachuted into her Vice President position, they could all tell how much Grant Stanton supported her since the first day she arrived. They knew that they could not afford to offend Nicole.
They all began to regret getting incited by Micah Zielinski to pull Nicole off her high horse.
The air in the conference room was cold and suffocating. No one dared to make a sound. Micah
Zielinski also felt that he had lost the momentum as n o one dared to make things difficult for Nicole at this time.
"Planning Department, can you come up with the proposal by today?"
The Head of the Planning Department, Don Smith, was named and raised his head sharply. "Yes, Vice President Nicole. The Planning Department will come up with the best plan in the fastest time possible immediately after this meeting. We certainly won't delay the project’s progress."
Those who had climbed to these positions were all old-timers who were shrewd and adaptable.
Since Nicole gave them a chance, they would take it. Otherwise, it would be their loss.
Nicole nodded in satisfaction and looked at the others. Her voice was not as stern anymore. "What about the other departments?"
"We’ll research it immediately. We won't let the company down!"
"Yes, same here."
"Of course, we've been prepared for this a long time ago. We'll do a good job!"
Everyone's declaration of support instantly eased the atmosphere in the meeting room. Nicole did not look s o ice-cold anymore and resumed her gentle
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