Not A Small-Town Girl

Chapter 50

Nathan knocked on the door and rushed into David’s office. He took out his phone and handed it to David, saying, "Mr. Charrington, a negative post about our company is trending."

David glanced at it. It had been a week since the incident had occurred. However, news of it only appeared on the Internet when he returned to the country.

Nathan reported, "Also, your father informed the shareholders to gather for a meeting in ten minutes."

David mocked, "It seems like he’s really eager to remove me as the CEO."

David asked, "Is the lady in the video the one who asked for 6.5 million dollars compensation?"

Nathan nodded and replied, "It’s her. Patrick dealt with the incident the moment it occurred. However, this woman was greedy and asked for 6.5 million dollars. The other workers’ families imitated her example. They were completely unreasonable.

"Moreover, the injuries of this woman’s husband were not as serious as she claimed. The doctor had been wanting to transfer the husband from the ICU to the general ward, but this woman did not agree to it. She even threw a tantrum in the doctor’s office."

David instructed, "Inform the legal department to sue the person who spread the rumors online. Also, get the legal department to discuss the compensation with the victims’ families. Give them as much compensation as we can within a reasonable range."

"Mr. Charrington, should I get someone to remove the post on the Internet now?" Nathan asked.

David replied, "Let it be."

The shareholders of the Charrington Group were all gathered in the conference room. Geoffrey said, "Recently, there was an accident at the construction site of Hillside Resort. Many people were injured, and two of them are in the intensive care unit now. The families of the injured workers are also making a scene and demanding an explanation from us.

"I recall David is the person in charge of this project. It has been a week since this occurred. David, you have never visited the victims at the hospital. Do you have anything to say about this?"

Geoffrey stared at David sitting in the chairman seat with a serious expression.

Geoffrey was only in his fifties now. However, Logan skipped him and let David become the CEO of the Charrington Group.

Because of this, Geoffrey had to report to David and couldn’t do as he pleased for the last few years. Geoffrey felt like he was the son instead. Now, he finally caught the seemingly mighty David committing a mistake.

David was wearing a tailored suit. His expression was cold as he looked Geoffrey straight in the eye.

David said, "What do you want to hear from me?"

Geoffrey accused, "Because of this incident, the company’s stocks are falling. All the netizens are condemning our group. As the CEO of the company and the initiator of the resort project, shouldn’t you go to the hospital immediately to apologize and compensate the families?

"When this happened, you were nowhere to be seen. Are you planning to run away from your responsibilities? Are you disregarding the interests of the company and the shareholders?"

The expressions of the shareholders turned sullen. Indeed, the company stocks falling meant that they were all losing money.

Geoffrey was determined to get the shareholders to side with him.

When the incident happened, David was at the border. He immediately got his subordinates to deal with it. However, some workers’ families were