Filed To Story: Returning to Her Not-So-Poor Family
Just then, Julian knocked and entered. Hans hung up the phone to hear Julian report, “Miss Bella’s car just pulled into the garage, Mr. Collins. Some of the subsidiary heads have concerns about Miss Bella never attending the reqular meetings. Should I address it before she arrives?”
“No need,’ Hans replied in a nonchalant tone, “I will explain.”
“I’ll go get Miss Bella now: It would be helpful for someone to guide Mirabella on her first visit to the corporation.
“I will go.”
Hans rose and left the office immediately.
Julian hadn’t expected Hans to take care of even this small matter personally. It seemed he truly spoiled his sister.
After parking her car, Mirabella received a call from Jack.
“Miss Bella, we’ve found out about Carol’s family background. I’ve sent the information to you. If our people got it right, this is definitely her family.”
Mirabella was swamped with work, and to make things worse, Serena had been giving her trouble these past few days.
“Miss Bella, are you going overseas again? This time it’s?”
“My grandfather’s illness.”Jack understood and didn’t inquire further, but he was contemplating how to extract her grandfather’s address from her, so he could secretly arrange for protection.
After all, as long as that group of people remained, every day held danger for Mirabella.
“No need to arrange for anyone, I can handle it myself.” Mirabella said, ending the call before Jack could protest.
There were many elevators from the parking lot to the upper floors. Mirabella took the closest one, C2, and according to the floor guide inside the elevator, she directly went to the 20th floor.
Even though she had visited the McMllian Corporation before, the Collins Corporation impressed her on her first visit. It was grand and beautiful.
Meanwhile, Hans had descended to the basement from the C1 exclusive elevator, seeing that his sister’s car was parked there, he assumed she had gone upstairs.
Julian was surprised at Miss Bella’s speed. Seeing the C2 elevator stopped on the 20th floor, he knew without a doubt that Miss Bella was heading straight to the conference room.
“Mr. Collins, shall we proceed to the conference room?”
“Hmm.
As Mirabella stepped into the conference roam, all eyes turned towards her.
The conference room was spacious and well lit. Over twenty subsidiary heads sat around an oval table, these were the highest-ranking officials of the Collins Corporation’s subsidiaries in Summerfield.
The heads of other subsidiaries in national and international cities would join the meeting at the corporation at different times, not participating in today’s meeting.Mirabella hadn’t expected everyone besides her and Hans to be present, let alone that her seat was right next to Hans’s.
As soon as she sat down, the snide comments began.
“So this is the notorious Ms. Bennett? It’s a pleasure to finally meet you in person.
“Young people sure do things differently. I heard you rarely show up at the office yet, but you still draw a salary every month.”
“Not even attending regular meetings, I wonder, how does one get such treatment?”
“We here are always working day in and day out, like spinning tops. Everyone is either losing hair or gaining weight. You seem to be in quite good shape, your work must be relaxing.”
At the entrance, Hans, his eyes suddenly icy, didn’t expect this crowd to dare speak about his sister in such a way!
Julian, too, was surprised at the number of people who had turned against Ms. Bella. He was about to intervene when a lazy voice rang out from inside.
Mirabella’s gaze swept over everyone, stating nonchalantly, “There are many reasons for hair loss, and weight gain just means you’re eating too much. If you want better treatment, work harder, stop being so two-faced.
When you make progress, the people around you will realize that. Besides, whether I am in good shape or not has nothing to do with whether I am lazy. If you guys are spending so much time at work, it just means you’re not competent enough.”
Hearing this, Julian was surprised but also secretly gave Ms. Bella a thumbs-up in his heart!
Indeed, she had the same aura as anyone from the Collins family.Hans was also surprised at his sister’s eloquence, his eyes softening.
But the rest of the crowd was not pleased. They all stood up in anger!
“You little brat! Speaking so audaciously, are you implying that you’re better than us?”
“Have you achieved more than us?”
“Do you dare to say we eat too much and move too little? We were working before you were even born!”
“I’ve been around for a long time, which means I’ve been with this corporation for many years. My abilities have been recognized by Mr. Collins, that’s why I’ve been able to hold this position for so long.
And you, a little kid, dare to talk to me like this? Where are your manners? Has no one ever taught you manners?”
In the face of everyone’s criticism, Mirabella remained as calm as ever.
“Respect is mutual. From the moment I stepped into this meeting room, which one of you have shown me any tespect? You are all older than me, yet you’re giving me a hard time. In terms of experience, you’re giving a hard time to a newcomer. You have more experience than me, but it seems that maturity and wisdom have nothing to do with age, it depends on the person: As Mirabella finished speaking, the room went silent.
Mirabella leaned back, radiating an aura of authority.
“You all represent the highest authority of the subsidiaries of the Collins Corporation, yet you behave like impulsive teenagers. Shouldn’t you be more cautious?”
“If you feel that I have better treatment and you’re not satisfied, why not express your feelings to the higher-ups? Do you think I can give you a raise or approve your holiday?”“Those who are brave enough, why not just quit instead of wasting time here?”
Standing at the door, Julian was surprised by Ms. Bella’s audacity. She had left the crowd speechless.
Hans also didn’t expect his sister to have such courage and authority. No wonder she could manage her subordinates so well, those veterans were no match for her.
“Moreover, to my knowledge, some of you have clawed your way up from the bottom of the company over the course of decades to reach your current positions. Some of you have been transferred from the group to subsidiary companies and have been in charge for seven or eight years. To my understanding, the achievements you’ve made during your tenure are indeed not as brilliant as mine in the past six months.”
As she spoke, all eyes turned to her, surprised at her audacity!
Indeed, ever since she took over the Group, she had made one big move after another.
Under her leadership, the company had transformed from a state of near-death to an industry benchmark. Its Net profit each month was higher than their companies, leading them to once suspect she was fabricating data.
But they were, after all, her elders and seniors. Yet she dared to speak to them in such a manner, she had no respect for them at all!
“If you want my kind of pay, you’ll have to surpass me first.”
Then Mirabella left them fuming in silence.
They had mistaken her for a pushover.
It turned out she was a porcupine in disquise!
Hans concealed his smirk and finally stepped inside.
Julian followed suit, struggling to suppress his laughter.
“Mr. Collins!”
As soon as Hans appeared, everyone immediately rose, putting on their best demeanor to greet him.
The room was in silence when Hans came in. Mirabella smirked, stood up, and joined the others in greeting, “Mr.
Collins’.
Hans’s gaze shifted to her, “You’re here.”
Everyone was taken aback that Mr. Collins would show concern for a company head who never attended meetings, and his tone was even gentle. This must be the calm before the storm!
After all, Mr. Collins was never known to be easygoing!In his eyes, anyone who did not abide by the group’s rules and regulations had to leave the group!
The fact that this young lady was seated next to Mr. Collins must be part of his plan, right?
The real show was about to begin.
“Sit!
With one word from Hans, everyone sat neatly again, straightening their backs and looking at Hans, daring not to even breathe.
After Hans took his seat, he remained silent, his gaze sweeping over everyone present. His eyes were like a heavy burden, pressing directly onto each person.
A few heads of subsidiaries speculated that Mr. Collins’ silence might indicate his dissatisfaction with Mirabella’s absence from meetings. They hoped someone would start the discussion to set the stage for him.
Mr. Baldwin thought for a while and was the first to speak, “Mr. Collins, before the meeting begins, I would like to raise an issue. Ms. Bennett, the head of the Collins Fashion Group, has never attended any meetings. I believe this seriously violates the group’s rules and regulations and should be punished.”
“I agree.” Another subsidiary head, Mr. Armand, stood up to speak, “If everyone disregards the group’s rules and regulations, then the whole group will be like a plateful of sand. How can you manage the company? How can others accept this?”
“Moreover, reliable sources say that Ms. Bennett never clocks in at the company. She leaves all matters, big or small, to her assistant, yet she still draws her salary every month. I find this unacceptable!” The speaker was Mr. Carter.Hans glanced at the three of them and asked calmly, “Anyone else has an opinion?”
“Me.”
“Mel”
“Mel”
“Mr. Collins, I also have an opinion,”
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