Chapter 322 Pay Back the Money!
Aurelia took out the relevant documents and showed them to everyone.
Aurelia said, "Now I am the largest shareholder of this company. You can come up and take a look."
As soon as she said this, everyone on the scene was stunned, including those who were just there for the excitement, like Ashley, who stopped chatting and focused on what was happening.
Everyone stopped praising Chelsea and began to look at each other, not daring to speak.
Previously, when the shareholders' meeting was held and the two factions in the company were at odds, Chelsea came out to take charge. Just when the situation had stabilized, a young woman appeared, claiming to be the largest shareholder of the company.
They didn't believe it, but the matter was so significant that even though they were skeptical, no one dared to speak out.
At this moment, a major shareholder of the company stepped forward, took the documents from Aurelia's hand, and after examining them, his expression hardened. He looked up at Aurelia again, his eyes now filled with a mix of awe and surprise.
Someone couldn't hold back and asked,
"What does it say? Hurry up and tell us!"
The person snapped out of it and said,
"51% of the shares, indeed the largest shareholder of our company."
The crowd was in shock.
It turned out that Norman, who had been running the company for so many years, actually was not the largest shareholder!
The largest shareholder is the one with the most say in the company. The company's situation had just settled down, and now it was about to change again.
Everyone remained silent, waiting for the next move from the largest shareholder.
Seeing that everyone had gradually quieted down and had seen the documents, knowing her shareholding, Aurelia continued,
"Now I do not agree with Ms. Chelsea joining our company. I appoint Patrick as the CEO of Thompson Enterprises. If anyone has any objections, you can raise them now."
Such a big matter, the ordinary employees of the company were just there to watch the excitement; they had no say. However, a few senior executives began to whisper,
"Who should we listen to?"
"Of course, it's the largest shareholder. Our opinions are just a formality. Do you think our opinions really matter?"
"Who takes the position is not important. The key is to bring benefits to our company. I think Chelsea is actually pretty good. Didn't Oscar just say he wanted to discuss cooperation with us?"
"Yeah, and we don't know if the newcomer is capable. If the company is run into the ground, the ones who suffer the most are us shareholders who have fought alongside Norman from the start. After a lifetime of hard work, we end up with nothing. Selling our original shares wouldn't even get us a small three-bedroom apartment."
Chelsea was stunned for a long time and finally couldn't hold back. She thought Aurelia was here to trouble her for past issues, but it turned out she was here to take over the company Norman left behind.
Aurelia came just in time!
Chelsea lifted her eyelids and looked at this hostile person, her heart filled with hatred.
She had just cleaned up the company's mess, and Aurelia arrived right on time. Aurelia's existence was to take things from her.
As a child, she fought over her father and her room. Later, she fought over men. Now, she's here to fight for the company and assets Norman left behind.
Chelsea couldn't stand it anymore.
"Aurelia, you're lying. This company was founded by my father. How could you be the largest shareholder? Impossible!"
Chelsea couldn't believe that Norman, who had always favored her, would secretly give shares to Aurelia. She didn't have them, so Aurelia definitely wouldn't. Aurelia must be lying.
Aurelia raised the documents in her hand and showed them to her, saying confidently,
"It's not up to you to say whether it's possible or not."
It was clearly written in black and white.. Chelsea's face turned pale when she saw the text,
"Is it because of Cathy? How many shares did you and Cathy cheat from my father?"
When she asked this, both the executives and the employees fell silent for a while. Didn't she just say she was Norman's only daughter? How come her words now sounded like a conversation between sisters?
Aurelia snorted and said,
"Sorry, Grandma only had a little over ten percent of the shares. The rest I bought over the years. Disappointed?"
Everyone was shocked. The rest of the shares were bought, so how much money and time did she spend collecting these shares to become the largest shareholder of the company?
Such meticulous planning!
Aurelia saw the defiance in Chelsea's eyes,
"You're right. I spent almost all my savings in those years, even used up the trust my mom bought for me, just to buy these shares. Not for getting rich, but for today."
Chelsea's face could no longer be described as ugly; it was ashen, a stark contrast to her previous radiance.
First, she was praised to the skies, then heavily thrown down. The extreme disparity in her heart made her almost lose her heartbeat.
Normal people are greedy; it's easy to go from frugality to luxury, but hard to go from luxury to frugality.
Chelsea was extremely vain and couldn't accept the reality in front of her.
The company she had been thinking about was taken by Aurelia. The power she had just gained turned into nothing the moment Aurelia appeared.
Why was it her who took everything from her?
If it were anyone else in the world, she wouldn't feel as bad as she did at this moment.
Chelsea calmed her emotions and said,
"Why do you disagree with me working in the company? Even if you are the largest shareholder, Norman still has more than thirty percent of the shares. All his shares will be given to me. I am also an important shareholder in the company. What right do you have?"
Chelsea emphasized 'all his shares will be given to me,' highlighting Norman's favoritism.
Aurelia no longer cared about these.
She had seen through what kind of person Norman was over the years. No man could be so rotten as to use his wife's private money to start a company, make money to support a mistress and an illegitimate daughter, and then kick out his mother and the daughter born to his wife.
Norman only cared about himself. Blood relatives meant nothing to him.
Chelsea thought Aurelia would be upset because she knew Aurelia was sentimental and had cared a lot about her taking her father.
Unexpectedly, Aurelia was not angered. Instead, she calmly said,
"Thank you, Norman, for leaving all this to you. Now I want to announce the second piece of news. Norman has embezzled three hundred million dollars from the company's accounts over the years.
Most of this money was lost in gambling, and the rest was squandered. As his only daughter, you need to return this three hundred million to the company's accounts. After all, it's not just his money. I'm sure you and your mom spent quite a bit of it too."
As soon as Aurelia said this, the shareholders started to riot. They were the direct victims.
"No wonder the company's business has expanded over the years, but the dividends haven't increased. It turns out someone was secretly taking it. Give us back our hard-earned money!"
"Right!, the father's debts should be repaid by the daughter. Give us back our hard-earned money."
"Pay up! Embezzling three hundred million dollars, does he think we're all dead?"
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