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Chapter 1240
Heading to the direction of the Sea View Villa, she proceeded to make her way back to visit Mrs.
Wallace Sr. before leaving, as the latter would think that Nicole had gone missing if she did not.
As soon as Jared arrived at the office, an assistant walked over to meet him. "Mr. Johnston, the
directors are waiting for you in the conference room."
Jared frowned and looked at the assistant, "What are they here for?"
’The reasons they're here seems to be related to the fire at the Beacon factory." The assistant said,
having gotten information about the Beacon factory incident.
"Let's go take a look." Jared changed and made his way to the conference room.
Jared pushed the door open and walked in. The conference was silent for a moment. No one dared to
speak.
Seeing this, Jared sat at the head of the table, looking at everyone, "What brings everyone here
today?"
After a while, an elderly man looked at Jared and asked, "Mr. Johnston, did we invest in Martin's Beacon Company?"
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt'What are you trying to say?" Jared looked at the person who had spoken and asked.
The man shrank at once, whereupon he looked at Jared with a smile and said, "We all heard about the fire at the
Beacon factory, and we happen to be the major shareholders over there, and that is why I must ask, what caused
the fire, Mr. Johnston? Will it affect our investment?"
'Do you all have the same questions?" Jared asked whilst looking around without giving them a direct answer.
Seeing that no one was speaking, Jared continued, "The cause of the fire is still under investigation. The results
should be available soon. As for the investment, I don't think it will be affected. After all, The Beacon is still
considered a world-class device. We have high-end products like these. Are we still worried that there will be no
clients?"
"However, the fire had indeed caused US to lose a lot in terms of our investments. Now that the cost has not been
recovered, all prospects in relation to The Beacon are in question. Besides, who can guarantee whether the same
disaster won't happen again," a middle-aged man questioned.
"Do you really wish to see another disaster happening to The Beacon industry? Or does the fire at the Beacon
having anything to do with you?" Jared shifted all the blame on him in one sentence, causing everyone in the
meeting room to immediately focus their attention on that person.
'Why are you looking at me like that? Why would I want something disastrous to happen to The Beacon!? I am also
a part of the investment," the man retorted.
"Mr. Johnston, you have done me dirty by saying this. I've been looking forward to the success of The Beacon
before it was too late. What does that have to do with the fire? You can't just say something that slanderous, as it
would cause everyone to be suspicious of me," the middle-aged man said as he became nervous.
His face was pale, and he could not afford to have something like the disaster attributed to him.
Jared glanced at him coldly and thought, 'He really is a wimp. All I did was scare him a little and he’s already
petrified. What a chicken.'
Jared's tactic worked, as he wanted the board of directors to make fools out of themselves.
Once they had kept mum, Jared continued, "The investments I have made over the years are obvious to everyone.
Of all the projects we've been involved in, which one isn't lining your pockets with revenue?"
Ì didn't see you guys coming here to thank me when I paid you all the dividends, but now that something as trivial
as this had occurred, you showed up here with your knickers in knots. It would be a joke if people knew about this.”
"Anyway, you're all veterans here," Jared continued. "So tell me, why are you uncertain about this
matter?"
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"Anyway, I have other things to take care of, so I won't be arranging dinner for any of US." Jared said,
his words causing everyone present in the room to flush as they got up to bid him goodbye.
'Wait a minute." Jared suddenly called out to stop the middle-aged man who had questioned him
earlier.
The middle-aged man suddenly shivered, looked at Jared with his head lowered, and forced a smile.
Jared could not help but look upon the gesture in disgust, as it looked uglier than an ugly cry.
'Next time round, if you hear any gossip, don't be in such a hurry to jump to conclusions. At least take
the time to understand what the issue is, and let your brain process the situation before you spew your
take, do you understand?" Jared reprimanded in a cold and harsh tone of voice.
The man was so frightened that a layer of cold sweat broke out on his forehead at once, causing him
to nod and bow in a gesture of apology. "I'm sorry Mr. Johnston. It was because I was confused and
wasn't able to think clearly. I won't dare to do so again next time. No. Actually, there won't even be a
next time."
"Very well." Jared said, not listening to the words that the man had spluttered out.
"Okay." The middle-aged man hurriedly left the conference room, not daring to even turn his head
around.
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