Chapter 973

Chapter 973

lan chuckled, leaning back comfortably, “Really? Then I want to see you all act it out.”

The senior executive quickly rallied his beleaguered colleagues, and they all went into full acting mode, imitating

the triumphant postures of the others just moments before.

Some were clapping until their palms turned red.

Others were promising to send Maja to the Blue Sky Bar.

Some even said that lan deserved to go to jail!

lan’s face remained nonchalant throughout the performance. The others in the room felt as if they couldn’t lift their

heads, their bodies trembling.

The applause sounded more like a death knell than cheers of support.

Their faces had turned pale, and some had dropped to their knees on the cold floor.

“lan, we didn’t mean any of it.We were just manipulated by Dennis. We truly support you as the CEO of the

Raymond Corporation. There’s an investigation going on about Holden’s affairs, and since you’re not implicated, it

must be Dennis trying to frame you. We were all deceived by him.”

The man speaking was almost incoherent, desperate to clear his name from the incident.

But could he really do so?

lan’s faint smile turned frosty when he heard about the plan to send Maja to the Blue Sky Bar. His eyes narrowed

slightly.

“You might be a bit too late with these words.”

“lan, we are still your elders. Can you give us another chance?”

lan’s gaze turned cold, “From now on, you’ll have an allowance of two thousand dollars a month. If you exceed that,

you’re out of the Raymond family.”

He didn’t want to drive these people into a corner because he knew Holden was still around and didn’t want him to

be lonely in his old age.

And while these people might be fair–weather friends, some of them did manage to make Holden happy, as did

their children.

The entire Raymond family would become an empty shell if these people left.

Everyone’s faces lit up with joy. Sure, two thousand dollars was nothing compared to their monthly expenses of

hundreds of thousands, but the fact that lan was willing to let them go was a stroke of luck.

So they agreed quickly and left the Raymond Corporation as fast as they could, scared that lan might change his

mind.

Only Maureen stayed. She didn’t leave, just watched lan.

But lan didn’t look at her, and his eyes focused on the documents in front of him.

Maureen blushed, feeling humiliated.

After a while, she finally said in a shaky voice, “At least remember that Ryan supported you.”

“Aunt Maureen, it’s too late for that.”

Maureen began to tremble, but she knew her pleas were useless. She left without another word.

Soon, only the senior executives of the Raymond Corporation remained in the conference room.

After dealing with the Raymond family, it was time to handle the senior executives of the Raymond Corporation.

Two–thirds of them supported lan, but one–third had defected. These were the spies the other members of the

Raymond family had planted in the company.

lan had been able to turn a blind eye before, but now he raised an eyebrow.

Before he could say anything, those who supported Dennis began to speak.

“Sir, we will submit our resignations immediately. We’ll never step foot in the Raymond Corporation again.”

“Mr. President, we won’t stay and bother you.”

“Yeah, the Raymond Corporation will do even better without us.”

Upon hearing this, those who supported lan couldn’t help but laugh.

But the others had to bear it, afraid they might say something to anger lan.

lan stood up without saying a word.

“Jeff, you handle it”

Jeff nodded, escorting lan to the door before returning to the room. He spoke to those who had sided with Dennis,

“You have one hour to submit your resignations The rest of you there’s an additional $300,000 in your year–end

bonus.”

Dennis had rewarded those who supported him with $100,000 bonus.

Now lan was adding $300,000.

The room erupted with cheers. Some even clapped and yelled, “No need for a farewell party, right? Safe travels,

everyone.

“Haha, yeah, safe travels.”

“We’ve been holding in our frustrations for a week. It feels so good to finally let it out, hahaha.”

Despite being over forty, the executives couldn’t help but feel the joy of a child getting candy Their turnaround had

them on cloud nine.