Filed to story: A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love
The surrounding people clapped enthusiastically at Flossie’s response, especially the married women who felt the same as her. Their hands soon became numb from clapping.
“Good! You made a good point. Women should never look down on other women. We should unite to fight against those vulgar and crafty men instead of fighting against other women!” A woman with black glasses added on eagerly.
Flossie glanced at the woman and nodded approvingly. Women like her would surely be respected at the workplace.
When Flossie saw that the elevator had arrived, she raised her chin and straightened her back, walking into the elevator like a queen.
No one dared to follow her except the woman in black glasses. She followed Flossie into the elevator bravely.
“Which floor are you going to?” Flossie asked her.
“Twenty-eighth floor. Thank you.” The woman smiled sweetly and thanked Flossie politely.
“Oh, you’re my colleague.” Flossie raised her brows and smiled at her.
The woman smoothed her hair and smiled, saying, “Not yet. I’m here for an interview, but I’m confident that I’ll get the offer.”
“Confident women are the best! Go for it!” Flossie encouraged the woman.
They then stepped out of the elevator. As soon as Flossie stepped out of the elevator, she bumped into Laura, who was trying to make a scene.
When Laura saw Flossie, she looked like a fierce beast that had just spotted its prey. “I’ve been waiting here for three days, and you finally showed up. How are we going to resolve this issue?”
Flossie appeared very calm and said, “Are you referring to the fact that your shares of Azure Group were forcefully transferred to me?”
“That’s right!” Laura smacked the table and said angrily, “It’s fine if my stupid brother acted foolishly, but he dragged me down with him! I spent money to buy these shares back then. Why should I give them up just because he asked me to? He can’t bully me like this! If you don’t return my shares to me today, I won’t let you live in peace. I’ll take you down with me!”
Flossie rubbed her aching temples, then said icily, “Come to my office to talk it over. Aren’t you embarrassed for making a scene?”
“Fine, let’s talk. I want to see what will come out of it!” Laura followed Flossie into her office.
The employees immediately gathered and started gossiping noisily. “Oh, it’s over. Our company is over. Both Mr. Osborne’s and Miss Osborne’s power has been snatched. This company is controlled by an outsider now, and it’ll be ruined sooner or later. Let’s hurry up and think of a way to leave!
Flossie was sitting on a leather chair in the chairman’s office. She had a powerful aura and a composed expression. She looked at Laura, who was sitting across from her, and got straight to the point. “You waited for me for so many days here, so what is it you want?’
“Isn’t it obvious? I want my shares back,” Laura scoffed bluntly.
Flossie shrugged. “I’m fine with it. I’ll transfer your shares back to you…”
“No, you don’t understand.” Laura adjusted her glasses slightly, her gaze cunning. “Both you and I know what a bad situation Azure Group is in. I don’t want shares -1 want you to convert my shares into cash for me.”
Flossie smirked and sipped her coffee before saying, “Miss Osborne, your thought process is rather amusing. I really don’t understand… What kind of bad situation is Azure Group in? Why do you want to get cash and run away?”
“What do you think?” Laura said disdainfully, “It’s still acceptable if Azure Group suffered losses all year round, but you persisted in building research and production centers. It’ll only burden Azure Group… What’s more, you even offended Halston, the president of H Group. How are you going to survive? Even my idiot brother knew he should run away!”
Flossie didn’t get angry, she just nodded and said, “You’re right. It’s an unavoidable problem for Azure Group.”
Laura smirked as she said, “I heard that you got a sum of money and helped my dumb brother repay all the debt he owed the bank. It seems you’re capable, so you should be able to give me my money too. Clearly, you can get billions, so it’ll be very easy to get such a small amount of money for me.”
However, Flossie sneered and said, “You’re the third largest shareholder of Azure Group, and you transferred 21% of the shares to me. How much do you want me to pay you?”
“I invested 100 million in this company that year, and this company has run for more than four years. I won’t make use of your misfortune given that we’ve worked hard together for so many years. Just double it based on the growth rate every year and convert the shares to 520 million for me!”
Flossie burst out laughing, then retorted sharply, ‘Miss Osborne, you’re asking for an exorbitant price. It’s natural to win or lose in investment. You claimed that Azure Group has suffered losses all year round for the past few years, but you want me to refund you capital based on those years. Who is being stupid now?”
“I don’t care. I already transferred the shares to you, so you must convert them to 520 million for me. If not, I’ll come and make a scene every day, so this company will be ruined!” Laura did not want to care about her dignity when it came to money. She was running out of options. Firstly, her father forced her to transfer the shares to Flossie, so she could never retrieve them. Secondly, the shares would make her suffer a great loss even if she did not transfer them to Flossie given the current situation of Azure Group. At that point, she would have lost her capital.
Thus, she might as well take the opportunity to get some money. After all, Flossie was rather capable. She could get billions easily, so a few hundred million was surely not a big deal.
“You can curse me for being shameless, but I’m out of options. My father values his son more than his daughters. He has already let my brother lead the Osborne family. I don’t have any say in Osborne Group, so I can only come to you to ask for compensation. After all, you’re the reason this happened!” Laura snarled furiously. She had to fight for this, or else she would have nothing.
After a brief pause, Flossie sighed and said rather helplessly, “You’re right – it is because of me. You’re more or less innocent in all this, so I’ll give you two options…”
“Two options?”
“The first option is to stay in Azure Group. I promise to give you not less than 21% of the shares and a year-end bonus. The second choice is I’ll pay you 520 million, but you must sign a formal contract to give up the shares on your own willingly. Then, you’ll have nothing to do with Azure Group if it rises or falls in the future.”
Laura replied immediately, “Isn’t it obvious? Of course, I’ll pick the 520 million. Azure Group is going to be ruined, so which fool would stay? You don’t even know if the company will survive until the end of the year, and yet you’re talking about a year-end bonus. It’ll be a blessing if the company doesn’t go bankrupt by then!” Laura sneered mockingly. After all, she had worked hard for four years, but she saw no benefits. The competition between these companies was also getting stronger year by year, so it was very difficult to make a turnover.
“Got it!” Flossie raised her brows and said to Laura, ’Sign this contract then. I’ll ask the finance department to transfer the money to you later.”
She pushed the contract to Laura as if she had expected her to choose that option.
“I didn’t expect you to be so agreeable.” Laura quickly signed her name and stood up arrogantly. “I’m leaving, but… I believe that we’ll meet again soon.”
After she left the office, one of the company staff stood outside Flossie’s door hesitantly. ‘Miss… Miss Ellsworth…”
Flossie looked up from the document and asked, ’What’s the matter?”
“Well, it’s hard to explain. Please come out and see for yourself!” The staff looked very troubled.
Flossie shook her head and headed out of the office.
She found that a group of employees had gathered and were repeatedly shouting, “We want compensation!”
Flossie gritted her teeth and snapped, “Keep quiet. What is this fuss all about?”
“Miss Ellsworth is finally here!” The group’s representative walked over to her and said, “Miss Ellsworth, we worked for Mr. Osborne and Miss Osborne in the past. We won’t stay now that they’ve left, but they promised to give us shares and dividends. We still haven’t received anything until now. Since you’re now the head of this company, I hope you can fulfil the conditions in the contract before we leave. If not, we’ll go to the Bureau of Labor!”
‘It’s all about money with them, isn’t it?’ Flossie was silently seething. They were all heartless snobs. Azure Group was still running, but they were just trying to make things worse for the company.
Flossie lowered her head and calmed herself down before she said coldly,” If you want to resign, go to the Human Resources department and let them know. I’ll give you a one-month salary. As for those who were promised dividends by the previous boss, I’ll calculate it based on the situation.
However, do think this through – don’t come to me begging to return in the future.”
“It’s a shabby company! It suffered losses for so many years, and it should have gone bankrupt long ago. Only a fool would want to come back!”
They hurriedly went to the Human Resources department, and the crowd eventually disappeared. The only ones left were the women who did paperwork.
Among them was the woman with black glasses who was waiting for Flossie to interview her. “Miss Ellsworth, it’s nice to meet you. Would you be willing to hire me?”
Flossie was surprised. She turned to the woman and asked, “Didn’t you see the scene earlier? They’re all eager to run away. Why do you want to do the opposite?”
The girl adjusted her glasses and looked at Flossie sincerely, “In my opinion, I think Azure Group has a promising future. The company isn’t very big or profitable yet, but the company’s vision is very inspiring. I heard Azure Group is planning to build its own production and R&D center. H Group is one of the few companies in Beach City that dares to do the same, so I think Azure Group will become a big company on par with H Group in the future. It’s the right time for me to join now!”
The young girl’s statement made the senior employees laugh.
The PR director put Flossie on the spot as he told the girl, “Young lady, you’re too naive. You don’t know how terrible it is to follow the wrong boss. Our boss isn’t a strong woman – she’s just a miserable divorcee of a rich family. President Liam and Vice President Laura always supported her, but now they’ve abandoned ship. Don’t you see why?”
‘They ran away due to their lack of vision. I believe in my choice and Miss Ellsworth’s ability!’ The girl said firmly. Her choice was not affected by the employees who decided to abandon ship when the company was facing a tough time.
The employees who resigned packed up and left. Azure Group had over a hundred employees previously, but only a dozen stayed. The few employees left stood around sparsely, looking a little sad.
Kinsley Johns, the marketing director, raised his fist and made an ambitious vow, “Miss Ellsworth, we’ll follow you no matter what the future holds. We’ll serve you as long as we stay!”