The Runaway Groom
Chapter 333

Chapter 333

Isaac grinned even as he stared at his own phone.

Stan turned around just then and saw that, and asked in a nosy tone,"Was it something amusing, sir?"

Isaac's expression turned serious instantly. "Interested?"

Spooked right then, Stan pursed his lips. "Not particularly.”

James almost laughed at his fearful reaction, and moved closer to askhim quietly, "Cant you toughen up a little?"

Stan rolled his eyes at him. "What, and talk tough to the boss? Whydon't you do it?"

“I won't, but at least I won't be as spineless as you were."

Stan had no comeback, so he rolled his eyes at James again.Meanwhile, Isaac was watching them. "Now isn't the time to slip up.Keep a close eye on the company.”

“Yes, sir," James replied, since he was the one in charge.

Meanwhile, Quincy's arrest and Eastdawn's bankruptcy directly broughtto light the investment that Light Group made on the latter.

The board was in an uproar the instant they found out, and promptlyconvened for another meeting. However, although Henry wassupposed to preside over it, he was taken ill from shock upon being toldabout Greg's near shave with death.

He was still in the hospital when they called the meeting, and so wasnot in the condition to do anything.

That was why the meeting went on without anyone taking the chair-noteven lan, who was silent amid the cursing and abuse.

"Why would you invest in Eastdawn?! You know nothing about the field,but you still poured millions into it and sold off two of our most profitableprojects as well! The folly... Either way, you're going to have to make upfor this!"

"Yeah! We thought you were a diamond in the rough, but it turns outthat you're just rough! The whole company is now on the brink ofcollapse-if the investment into Eastdawn ends up destroying us, you'regoing down too!"

To think we'd pick the likes of you... We must've been blind. In the end,Isaac Jefferson is the one who can lead-any other Jefferson is justtrash.”

lan, who was quiet all this while, shot the last shareholder a furiousglare, his knuckles clenching.

The board member was not afraid of him at all, and promptly shot back,' What are you looking at? Did I say anything wrong?"

lan smashed the glass on the side of this table right then. ' Don't youforget -l was CEO because you all backed me. Even if the company isin a free fall right now, you all deserve just as much!"

With that, he stormed out, kicking the door wide open with a loud bangand leaving the board members trading glances.

Soon, they were all scowling-lan was right, since they had all agreed tohis mother's recommendation to promote him.

They were just as culpable for the current state of affairs.

"What if we spoke to Isaac? He just might be able to turn thingsaround,” one of them suddenly suggested.

The room was quiet for a while after. "We toppled him mercilessly. He'snot going to be too keen to help."

"But what can we do other than ask him? It's obvious that there's noJefferson around who can lead the company, let alone lan. Ournumbers are a mess, and our capital chain might rupture soon...""Going to Isaac when we're in trouble? When we didn't think of thebonuses he raked in for us when things were just fine? Everyone herehas been ungrateful and disloyal, and I'll be the first to admit that I'mtoo ashamed to go to him. I never held that much shares anyway, andLight Group's fate doesn't matter all that much to me. See you around.”One of the board members simply got up and left.

However, while his shares were a minor amount, the others held muchmore significant cuts.

And once the capital chain ruptured, what good would their shares be?What used to be pure gold was now a ticking time bomb.

"Does anyone know where Isaac lives?" One of them stood up justthen." We can go to him-together.”

The others were silent, seemingly considering the thought.Nonetheless, that was when the door to the meeting room opened, andthe entire board turned and became spirited when they saw who it was!All of them rose to their feet in respect!