Chapter 720 âThose oldâtimers on the board were unhappy with your performance in the competition. Theyâve had a few meetings about it and even drafted a contract. Itâs on your desk, and they want you to sign it, give up your executive rights to the company, and just take a fixed dividend each month.â
This was outrageous!
Iris was so upset and worried that her voice was more agitated than usual, and Hans, sitting nearby, could hear it.
Despite her anger at the board members, Molly kept her calm and asked softly, âWhere are you now?â
âTheyâve kicked me out of the company. Iâm at home. Donât bother going to the company. Iâm worried the oldâtimers will give you a hard time. Come home, and weâll figure something out together.â
âWe have to face this problem sooner or later.â Molly thought that delaying the issue was not the solution, and they had no better ideas either.
Molly continued, âIâm heading to the company right away. Donât wait up for me for dinner. Donât worry, I got this.â
âMolly.â Insâs voice became hoarse, choked with sobs.
All the stress and difficulties fell on Mollyâs shoulders, and she felt terribly guilty.
âMom, our lives will get better. Donât be sad. Wipe your tears.â Molly could hear her crying, âThe more people want us to fall, the more we have to stand tall and show them that weâre not so easily beaten.â
Iris was moved to tears by her words, and the sound of her soft sobbing came through the phone.
âOkay, Mom, you go calm yourself down, have a cup of coffee, look at some flowers. Iâll be home as soon as Iâve sorted things out.â
After comforting her mother, Molly hung up the call. Hans couldnât help but ask, âYou in some kind of trouble?â.
âItâs nothing.â Molly didnât say much, just feeling a bit overwhelmed.
At her age, with no managerial experience or notable achievements, it was only normal that the oldâtimers on the board disapproved of her. But they went so far as to kick her mother out, and this was just too much.
âDo you need my help?â Hans looked at her.
Molly shook her head, âYou canât help with this.â
This was something she had to face alone.
She said, âCould you drop me off at the Cooper Group?â
Ten minutes later, they pulled up at the front of the Cooper Group, and Molly thanked him gratefully.
âHans, you brought me back home today, gave me a transfusion, cared for me, and drove me here. I should have treated you to a meal, but somethingâs come up. Iâll make it up to you when I have the chance. Thank you so much for today.â
Seeing her being so polite made Hans feel awkward, âDonât mention it.â
âIâll head in then.â
As Molly walked into the company building, Hans watched through the car window. Two receptionists were pointing and whispering about her. They didnât welcome her arrival and even looked a bit disdainful.
He and his sister had thought that if they returned the company to the Cooper family, Molly and her motherâs lives would improve.