Chapter 299

Chapter 299:

Glenn entered the elevator, totally ignoring Rowan. Rowan turned to Glenn’s assistant and asked, “What’s wrong?”

The assistant replied helplessly, “It seems something has happened to Madisyn.”

Rowan was surprised that Glenn had already known about Madisyn’s situation.

The assistant felt sad. “Since something happened to Madisyn, the chairman is very distressed. He cannot focus on the company. But the company still needs someone to manage it. Actually, we were in the middle of an important meeting when he suddenly left.”

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“If that’s the case, how about I take over?” Rowan spoke with a somber expression. “I am also deeply saddened by what happened to Madisyn. But the company’s affairs are important too. We have many employees and clients who depend on us. So, let me manage the company for now.”

The assistant hesitated for a moment, then said, “Come with me.”

While they walked, the assistant sent a message to Glenn, asking what to do.

Glenn replied, “Let him handle it.”

After reading Glenn’s response, the assistant led Rowan to the conference room. Rowan took Glenn’s place and listened to everyone’s reports.

In the past, he had always watched Glenn sit there calmly, looking like an emperor observing everyone. At that time, he had been very envious of Glenn.

But now that Rowan sat there, listening to everyone’s reports, his mind was blank half the time. Many things were difficult to understand, including several decision-making issues.

“Glenn probably won’t be able to handle company matters for a while, so I’ll help for now. Just bring all your reports to me,” Rowan said. “And all documents that need to be processed should be sent to my office.”

The senior executives exchanged wondering glances.

However, they only got the chance to ask Glenn’s assistant after the meeting. “Do we really have to report to Rowan from now on? Is he capable of handling the company matters?”

“He has not been with the company for long. Besides, he just made trouble some time ago.”

“Yeah, that’s right. What happened to the chairman? What is he doing?”

The assistant sighed, “The chairman’s family is going through something right now. He can’t deal with company matters, so let’s have Rowan handle things for the time being. Don’t worry. This will only be temporary.”

The senior executives were reluctant. But there was nothing they could do, so they could only agree.

All the documents were quickly sent to Rowan’s office. He enjoyed the respect everyone showed him and finally felt the pleasure Glenn had enjoyed. But when he looked at the documents in front of him, he immediately had a headache.

The documents piled up like a hill, and it took Rowan a long time to go through just one. Moreover, these were all urgent and needed to be reviewed within two days. Even if he didn’t eat or sleep, he wouldn’t be able to finish them all.

At that moment, Rowan was at a loss, not knowing what to do. He had never been this desperate before. Suddenly, there was a knock outside. Then, the door was pushed open.

“Dad…” Courtney walked in and greeted Rowan.

“Courtney…” Rowan’s eyes lit up. “I’m so glad you’re here. Come here. Help me with these documents.”

Courtney walked over confidently, picked up one document, and read through it. But halfway through, she quickly felt discouraged. The professional terminologies were far beyond her understanding. After all, she was an art teacher. She had no background in business.

She used to think that business was very mundane. But now, she realized it was not something ordinary people could do.

“Do all these documents need to be processed?” Courtney asked, looking at the documents.

“Yes, and they are all urgent. I need to finish them within two days.” Rowan was so overwhelmed that he felt like having a headache again. “Courtney, I can’t deal with these documents in two days.”

It turned out that even if the chairmanship was given to him, he couldn’t handle it.

Courtney pursed her lips, lost in thought.

After a while, she finally said, “Dad, don’t worry. I have an idea.”

Rowan looked at her expectantly. “What idea? Spill it out.”

“We’ll take control of the Johns Group. Then, we can hire a professional manager to handle everything.” As Courtney spoke, her eyes gleamed with ambition.

Rowan was stunned for a moment. This was his first time seeing this side of Courtney. When he came to his senses, he instinctively reprimanded, “How can we do such a thing? Your grandfather would never allow it. Besides, you and I know very well that Glenn is not a pushover.”

“Dad, do you know why you are being suppressed all this time? That’s because you are too naive. If Grandpa really cared about you, he should have given you some shares in the company.”

“But it was my own choice. I chose money over shares,” Rowan replied.

“Why did you choose money at that time? It was because Uncle Glenn had complete control over the company, right? If you had the opportunity to enter the company back then and earn more money, would that little amount matter to you?” Courtney bombarded Rowan with a series of questions.

Rowan fell silent, at a loss for words. Indeed, Glenn had always been too outstanding, and he could never catch up. So, he opted for money and left to carve out his own path in Ansport.

He had grown tired of living in Glenn’s shadow.

Courtney could tell from Rowan’s expression that he was moved by her words. So, she continued, “Dad, this is our only chance to turn things around.”

“So, what should we do?” Rowan asked. Obviously, he was tempted by Courtney’s idea.

“I have a plan. At this moment, the Green City International Project is the most critical project for the Johns Group. If we leak the blueprints of this project, the Johns Group will lose more than one hundred billion. They won’t have that much liquidity. So, their only option is to either declare bankruptcy or negotiate with others,” Courtney explained patiently.

“Leak the blueprints? To whom?”

A dark light flashed through Courtney’s eyes. She smiled meaningfully. “The Chapman family.”

Rowan frowned in confusion. “The Chapman family? Who are they?”

He had never even heard of the Chapman family before.

Courtney continued to explain patiently, “They are a small family. Madisyn was raised by them. Their company, the Chapman Group, is also focused on real estate. Dad, since Uncle Glenn is not paying attention to the company right now, you have full control. You can easily obtain any confidential blueprints.”

Rowan was still hesitant. He was struggling with his decision. “But the Johns Group was your grandfather’s life work…”

“Dad, do we really have to live under Uncle Glenn’s shadow all our lives?” Courtney was determined to convince Rowan.

Rowan said through clenched teeth, “I know what to do. You can go back now.”

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