Chapter 220 Sarah Discovers an Accounting Error
He was getting closer and closer to her, pressing her against the door with no room to retreat.
His heavy breaths landed on her delicate skin, causing her own breathing to become erratic.
"Antonio, please..." she murmured, her voice hoarse as she bit her lip. Her fair skin turned even redder, resembling drops of blood.
The air instantly became scorching hot.
Antonio stared at her, his eyes resembling that of a wild beast, filled with aggressive intensity.
She shivered all over, feeling his movements and becoming aware of what he was about to do.
"No!" she cried.
Her fair hand tightly grasped his sleeve, and tiny beads of sweat appeared on her neck.
Seeing her resistance in her eyes, Antonio abruptly stopped, but the burning fire in his deep gaze continued to flicker.
He gazed deeply into her eyes, not speaking, not knowing whether he heard her words or not.
"Right now..." she started, but realizing he had no intention of pulling away, Sarah lowered her eyes slightly, a hint of pleading in her gaze.
Before she could finish her sentence, Antonio forcefully pulled her towards him, and his thin lips met her enticing ones.
A moment of tender and enchanting sweetness passed before he gently released her.
She stood in place, her heart pounding with fear and excitement, but she caught a glimpse of his hand moving closer to her.
Instinctively, she closed her eyes, only to feel her hair being gently touched, stroked twice, before Antonio turned and headed for the bathroom.
The sound of water dripping sparsely in the bathroom accompanied her racing heartbeat, which took a long time to calm down...
The next day, the two of them went to work together as usual, resuming their usual interactions.
Inside the office, Antonio handed Sarah the quarterly statement.
"Check the statement first. We still need to compile this quarter's report."
"Alright, don't worry. I will finish this."
She knew this was her first job, and from now on, she had to do everything perfectly to avoid any criticism. She took the statement and immediately went into work mode.
But soon, Sarah discovered an issue with the accounts. There was a significant oversight in the quarterly statement!
She immediately organized a report and brought it to Antonio's office to confirm her findings. She hadn't made a mistake; there was indeed a problem with the accounts...
Due to the major oversight in the statement, they began to investigate one by one. After a lot of effort, they discovered that a large sum of money had been embezzled in the shareholders' name, with Yannick Lei's son taking advantage of his father's power to line his own pockets within the Valencia family.
"Greedy scum," Antonio coldly sneered. As the company grew, these shareholders took advantage of their power to secretly manipulate the accounts for personal gain.
Now that this loophole has been discovered, one can only wonder how many of these schemes have been going on unnoticed.
He gathered all the evidence Sarah had collected, ready to take action.
All the materials were packed into a file bag and thrown to James, with a cold gleam in his eyes.
“Prepare for the meeting.”
Soon, the news of James urgently calling for a meeting spread, and the employees started gossiping.
"Have you heard? It is said that the new secretary discovered issues with the company's accounts, and Mr. Valencia got very angry..."
"What's going on? I hope the company won't be in trouble..."
Amidst the anxious atmosphere, the meeting had already started. As Antonio entered the meeting room, an intimidating chill surrounded him, and the atmosphere immediately became tense.
"You all probably know why we are having this meeting today."
Just as he took his seat, his sharp gaze swept across the room.
Sarah also cooperatively distributed the evidence collected from this incident to every shareholder and then quietly sat next to him.
The shareholders simultaneously picked up the evidence and their faces started turning grim.
“I have no idea who gave you the audacity to abuse your power for personal gain. If this continues, the company’s profits may not be preserved!”
Antonio slammed the files on the table, his deep black eyes resembling those of a king disdainfully overlooking all beings.
As the shareholders met his gaze, they couldn’t help but feel a sense of unease.
"This situation indeed cannot be tolerated. Mr. Valencia's intention is..." One of the shareholders couldn't hold back and started asking.
As he spoke, Yannick Lei, who was sitting beside him, suddenly drooped his face.
“This is utter nonsense! I have asked about that money. My son did withdraw it, but it was for the
Valencia family's business. Now it's being made to look like a witch hunt!"
Yannick Lei stared angrily at the shareholder who spoke, his words implying an attempt to shift the blame. It should be noted that without approval, how could his son have the authority to withdraw such a large sum of money under his name, claiming it was for the Valencia family?
Before Antonio could speak, the tension between the two shareholders, representing different factions of the company, started to escalate.
One group relied on the company, benefiting from its success, while the other group disregarded the company and sought to devour the benefits it could provide, only to make others bear the consequences when things went wrong.
Watching the two of them argue back and forth, Antonio's gaze grew even colder and more terrifying. This give off a chill in the air in the conference room. He then slammed the table forcefully, forcibly redirecting everyone's attention towards himself.
"For the smooth future development of the company, in light of the discoveries from this incident, Yannick Lei will voluntarily cede the managerial authority of his department, and other named shareholders will relinquish their one-third veto power in the company to prevent similar incidents from happening again!"
Just as Antonio finished speaking, all the shareholders present erupted in chaos...
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