Chapter 321 Destructive Flattery
Chelsea had just stepped up, and the audience erupted in applause. Someone cheered,
"Miss Thompson, are you going to talk about our company benefits?"
Norman had always been strict with the employees. Violating any work regulations would result in a pay deduction.
Being late by a minute would result in a pay deduction, leaving early by a minute would result in a pay deduction, eating at the desk would result in a pay deduction, and not being at the workstation during work hours would also result in a pay deduction.
It was as if he wanted to deduct all the employees' salaries.
The employees were suffering greatly. If it weren't for the economic downturn in various industries over the past two years, making jobs hard to find and life pressures high, they would have resigned long ago.
They had been eagerly waiting for a new leader to take over, hoping to change these unreasonable policies.
Every CEO has their own leadership style, and a promotion is something to look forward to.
Chelsea stood on the stage, adjusted her dress, and slowly said,
"Good evening, dear distinguished guests and colleagues. I am Norman's only daughter. My father is too old and unwell to manage the company anymore, so I will be taking over to handle all the company's affairs. I hope we can work together to make Thompson Enterprises one of the Fortune Global 500 companies."
The applause was thunderous, and someone responded,
"This year's goal, Fortune Global 500!"
Many younger employees began to chant in unison,
"Fortune Global 500, Fortune Global 500!"
Some even shouted,
"Miss Thompson is awesome!"
For a moment, the hall was filled with high spirits, and everyone was determined. They couldn't wait to go back to work and write out the work plan for the second half of the year.
Ashley and her friends, sitting and chatting, didn't listen to Chelsea's passionate speech at all.
Someone asked Ashley,
"Why does your friend look familiar? Did she work at your company before?"
Ashley sighed and said,
"Ah, it's a long story. She is my brother's ex-wife."
Everyone was shocked. Wasn't Nathaniel's ex-wife that famous jewelry designer who later died in a car accident? It was a hot topic in the circle at the time.
"Your brother married this woman? Wasn't your brother madly in love with that designer?"
Ashley angrily said,
"What are you talking about? This woman is my brother truly love. That Aurelia was just a woman my brother was bored with. How could she be worthy of marrying into the Heilbronn family?"
Everyone sighed,
"Chelsea is quite remarkable, she managed to win over someone like Nathaniel, and now she's the sole heirto the family business. With Nathaniel's mentorship, her success is imminent."
Ashley proudly said,
"Exactly!"
Chelsea is the best and the most suitable woman for Nathaniel.
Ashley's friends, upon hearing that the Chelsea speaking on stage was the one Nathaniel liked, immediately looked at Chelsea with admiration.
It was surprising that a man as noble and aloof as Nathaniel could be won over by a woman.
While everyone was enjoying themselves, no one noticed two men sitting in the corner, quietly watching everything unfold while eating sunflower seeds.
This hotel was owned by Oscar's family, and Ulysses had found out from friends that Chelsea was holding the annual meeting here and had informed Oscar early on.
The two had been sitting there watching Chelsea for a long time.
They both felt like time was dragging on.Ulysses occasionally took videos and sent them to Aurelia, giving her a live update on the current situation.
He couldn't stand it anymore. If these people kept praising Chelsea, she would forget her own name. He sent a voice message to Aurelia,
"Aurelia, why aren't you here yet? I can't listen to this anymore. Please come and quickly get her off the stage."
At this moment, Oscar was even more anxious than Ulysses. He shouted,
"Miss Thompson, are you interested in collaborating with me? Let's discuss the contract personally!"
As soon as he said this, all eyes in the hall turned to him. Someone recognized Oscar and whispered,
"Isn't that Oscar?"
"Oh my god, Oscar, who has chain stores abroad, wants to collaborate with our boss? Miss Thompson is really capable, getting a big company to approach her for collaboration right after taking office."
"Miss Thompson is amazing!"
"Yes! if Mr. Thompson had stepped down earlier, we would have already received dividends and bought houses in Imperick."
Ulysses rolled his eyes at Oscar and said irritably,
"why are you trying to attract everyone's attention? What kind of collaboration are you talking about?"
Oscar calmly said,
"I'm talking about business, not anything else. If I were to collaborate, I would also choose Aurelia. Besides, this is a strategy . Chelsea is already getting carried away with the praise. When Aurelia comes and ruthlessly kicks her out, she'll be furious."
Just as he finished speaking, the door opened, and Aurelia and Patrick walked in with a lawyer.
Aurelia was wearing a white women's suit today, looking sharp and professional. She stood out in the crowd of people in formal dresses.
Patrick, standing beside her, was 5.9 feet tall and had an extraordinary presence.
As they walked in, the room fell into a dreadful silence , and all eyes were on them.
Everyone watched as they walked towards Chelsea.
The lawyer, holding a stack of documents, spoke first when they reached Chelsea,
"Miss Thompson, I am Miss Aurelia's attorney. We have filed a lawsuit against you, mainly for the infringement of Miss Aurelia's design drawings four years ago and for repeatedly hiring people to follow her, causing serious threats to her life."
Chelsea was dumbfounded.
She thought that annoying womanwas dead for many years. She never expected to see her again.
Not only was Aurelia not dead, but she also brought a lawyer to sue her!
Chelsea stared at Aurelia for a long time before suddenly laughing. Those matters had already been suppressed by Nathaniel at the time.
If she could win the lawsuit, she would have done it four years ago, not waited until now.
How could she have been afraid of Aurelia?
Ridiculous!
Chelsea said, "Go ahead and sue. I didn't do any of those things, and I'm not afraid of you"
The lawyer said bluntly,
"I'm just kindly reminding you that the lawyer's letter is already on its way. You should receive it within three days. I advise you to find a competent lawyer now. If you can reduce your sentence by a few months, it will be worth it."
Chelsea felt a bit embarrassed, especially in front of so many employees.
She tried hard to control her facial expression, not wanting to look too bad,
"Aurelia, what are you up to?" Chelsea asked.
How could there be a woman like Aurelia who just wouldn't go away!
Aurelia ignored her, took the microphone from the stand, and addressed the thousands of employees below, saying,
"Is everyone from the company here today? How about we hold a shareholders' meeting on the spot?"
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