Book 2 : She Becomes Glamorous After the Engagement

Chapter 57

Chapter 781: She’s Here!!! How Embarrassing!

Brenda was anxious but helpless. She could only tell her people on f*******: to support Nora more.

At the same time.

In the conference room of Hunt Corporation.

The room was already in chaos. Everyone was discussing enthusiastically.

Howard sighed. “Everyone, calm down. I just called home. Our family said that Sister-in-law has indeed just left. She can’t be here before an hour.”

When he said this, everyone instantly became even more furious. “Then why was she lying just now? She said that she would be here in half an hour… Heh, when she arrives at the company, it’ll already be past 11. It’ll be lunchtime!”

“How could she forget about the meeting? She’s too much!”

“If she really likes to sleep, then she can just sleep at home. Why is she coming here to the company? Is she here to make trouble? Can she lead our Hunt Corporation forward with just her looks? I really doubt it now!”

“Let’s go! Why are we waiting here?”

These people were all very rich and had their own tempers.

In the past, when Justin was around, he could still suppress them. But now, how could a group of old foxes tolerate a little one like Nora?

Everyone stood up and was about to leave when Hunts’ third uncle said, “Everyone agreed just now to wait for Miss Smith for another half an hour. There are only twenty minutes left. Why don’t we wait and try?”

Then, he looked at Howard. “You said you called home, but why didn’t I receive any news? Don’t tell me you’re talking nonsense and slandering Nora!”

As soon as he said this, Howard immediately cried out in grievance. “Uncle, you can’t say that about me! How could I possibly slander my own Sister-in-law? If you don’t believe me, give our family a call!”

Brenda’s father, the third son of the Hunt's, continued, “I won’t call. I won’t pry into the chairman’s whereabouts. This is very rude. I’ll only wait here. When the time comes, if she still hasn’t come, she’ll give us an explanation!”

When Howard heard this, he instantly waved his hand and suppressed the crowd. “Alright, since Third Uncle has said so, then uncles, please give me face and stay! We’ll just quietly wait for Nora to come over!”

Everyone was a little dissatisfied with Howard’s act.

However, no one spoke much.

After all, after the company had been through a few baptisms, the people left behind now were either middlemen, people who had never fought as a team, or Justin’s own people.

Although Justin had passed away, the company had not collapsed!

When Howard saw this situation, he blinked at the person behind him. That was his personal secretary. She did not work in Hunt Corporation, so she had not been cleaned up by Justin back then.

At this moment, the secretary said, “Everyone, we’re certain that Miss Smith has just left the house. She definitely won’t be able to reach on time. Since that’s the case, why don’t we discuss if Miss Smith is suitable and if she has the ability to be the chairman?”

Everyone fell silent.

Although everyone was very dissatisfied with Nora being late, they respected Justin very much.

However, what the secretary said next made everyone waver.

The secretary sighed. “We’re all doing this for the good of Hunt Corporation and President Hunt. Besides, Miss Smith is only acting as the temporary chairman. Her future position belongs to Peter Hunt! If Miss Smith is so reckless and can even be late for a meeting, then will you hand Hunt Corporation’s future to her?”

Her words hit the nail on the head.

In fact, when Justin suddenly passed away, everyone was a little flustered. Over the years, Justin had covered the sky with one hand in the company.

Occasionally, when everyone had different opinions, they would earn money as long as they listened to Justin.

It did not matter if they lost money.

As long as they were sincere about the company, Justin would lose his own money to keep them profitable.

He had this kind of magic power to make people submit to him sincerely!

But now, was Hunt Corporation really going to be managed by a woman who only knew how to sleep?

Everyone began to think.

Third Uncle frowned and scolded, “Is the board of directors’ meeting something a secretary like you can enter as you please? Besides, Justin has only been gone for a few days, and you’re already teaming up to bully his widow?!”

His tone was very heavy as he spoke.

Everyone’s faces heated up.

At this moment, Howard stood out. “Uncle, the company is not a family business. All family businesses face destruction. This is what Justin said when he was still alive, so he never let anyone favor relatives! This is also why everyone admires him! But now, are you being biased and protecting Nora? Are you really not going to care about the company’s future?”

Third Uncle sneered. “The future of Hunt Corporation lies with Pete… Peter Hunt! Over the past ten years, our rise has been too fast. Now is the time to calm down and fight steadily! In another fifteen years, when the company is handed to Peter Hunt, it will be a new beginning!”

Howard sighed. “You want us to stay in the same spot for 15 years? Uncle, you can, but can the directors here do that? Business is like sailing against the current. If we don’t advance, we’ll retreat. Is a million dollars from ten years ago the same as a million dollars ten years later? It’s different! The property will depreciate! We can only maintain our current status by constantly improving. Uncle, I know you’re thinking for Justin, but I think, if he was still around, do you think he would hire an employee who’s casually late to lead us?!”

Third Uncle mumbled, “Isn’t she just half an hour late?”

“She can’t reach in half an hour. Besides, she’s lying! She clearly just left…”

Howard scolded her. He was about to say something when the door was suddenly pushed open. Nora strode in!

Chapter 782: King!!!

The moment Nora walked in, the entire conference room fell silent.

Howard rubbed his eyes in confusion as if he had seen wrongly. The smile on his face froze.

The servant at home had just said that Nora came out of the house 20 minutes ago. How could she have arrived so quickly? Did she fly over?

When he was stunned, Third Uncle said, “Nora, you’re here! I knew it. How could you have forgotten such an important meeting?! You must have left long ago!”

With that, he said in a low voice, “However, Howard said that you just left the house. I wonder which servant told him that. This isn’t good. You’ve left an impression on us directors that you’re lazy!”

Howard knew that he had lost this round.

However, his expression did not change. The smile on his face returned to life as he said, “Yes, yes. I must have made a mistake there! Fortunately, you’ve arrived. Otherwise, these uncles would have waited for you for an hour! Nora, did you sleep till late this morning? Even if there was a traffic jam, you shouldn’t be half an hour late, right?”

Although Nora arrived within half an hour, it could not change the fact that she was late.

Nora narrowed her eyes slightly. She did not explain and walked straight to the host chair. After sitting down, she said calmly, “I’m sorry I’m late.”

These short words inexplicably gave people a sense of security and calmness.

The other shareholders looked at her. At this moment, everyone suddenly had a little confidence in the company’s future.

At least this woman could really control the situation. In such a tense atmosphere, she could handle the problem easily. It seemed like she had some skills.

Howard’s heavy fists hit cotton and he instantly felt that it was meaningless.

If he continued to talk about her being late, it would make him look very petty. Therefore, Howard smiled and said, “Nora, it’s okay. We’re family. Let’s start the meeting, okay?”

This person was really petty. Nora complained in her heart and nodded.

Then, the people below reported their respective projects to her so that she could understand the business quickly.

Nora was multitasking. As she listened, she looked at her special assistant, Mr. Livingstone, who was standing beside her. This was a child from the distant family of Mrs. Hunt. He had already served Mrs. Hunt for more than five years and had always been in contact with her.

This person was very good at managing the company. He had once been a professional manager and had a good reputation in the industry. This was also the person Mrs. Hunt had worked hard to invite to help Nora run Hunt Corporation!

Logically speaking, he should have reminded Nora that she was coming to the meeting today. After all, as the special assistant, he was responsible for these small matters.

Moreover, Nora had always been carefree. Lily was the one handling the medical matters. Even if Justin was here, he could not possibly remember his daily schedule. It was arranged by the special assistant!

Moreover, Mrs. Hunt had even instructed Mr. Livingstone repeatedly yesterday to get him to help her no matter what. He had to suppress the situation!

But this Mr. Livingstone did not remind her?

At the very least, he should have informed her that she should leave for the company at 9 o’clock!

Nora thought about this and turned the pen in her hand.

"President Smith, what do you think we should do with this case? Should we continue or shelve it?”

As she was thinking, the first person finished reporting and asked her about it.

Nora was about to speak when Mr. Livingstone beside her suddenly said, “You should go ahead and do whatever President Hunt advised when he was still around.”

Mr. Livingstone stood behind Nora, looking handsome as a special assistant.

With his words, everyone understood.

It seemed like Miss Smith was still just for show. Had she found a professional manager to act for her?

However, that was fine too!

As long as Hunt Corporation continued to develop well.

Everyone thought about this. Next, they faced Nora one by one but actually began reporting to Mr. Livingstone.

Justin had already arranged most of the projects well enough. They could continue according to his instructions and things he had left behind.

Mr. Livingstone opened his mouth to handle the matter and sized Nora up.

This woman was his new partner.

When Mrs. Hunt called him over to help, he had thought that he was going to be the manager of Hunt Corporation. He did not expect to be her special assistant!

Mr. Livingstone was unwilling.

He was a dignified economist and a doctoral student who had double degrees, but he now had to listen to a young girl around 25 years old?

Therefore, he deliberately did not inform Nora to come for the meeting.

His goal was to make Nora panic after she was late. Then, he would come and help suppress the situation. That way, in the future, Nora would definitely rely on him excessively

By then, Nora, this President Smith, would be useless. He would still be the manager of Hunt Corporation!

As Mr. Livingstone thought about this, Howard suddenly said, “Nora, I have some questions. I want to ask you about it.”

Nora raised her eyebrows. “What is it?”

Howard said, “When Justin was around, he asked us to prepare some gold reserves. Therefore, when the price of gold increased a while ago, we bought some gold futures. However, Justin misjudged this time. After he got the company to buy it, the price of gold began to fall. Furthermore, it became worse and worse. Until now, the price has already dropped to two-thirds from when we bought it. Should we quickly dump the gold futures now? Otherwise, the loss will be even greater!”

Nora: “?”

Gold futures? Isn’t that a type of investment bond?

She frowned and before she could speak, Mr. Livingstone was about to speak again. “About that…”

However, before he could finish, Howard suddenly said, “Mr. Livingstone, are you a special assistant or a professional manager? If you’re here to manage the company, why did you make Nora come here? If you’re just a special assistant, aren’t you saying too much today?”

Mr. Livingstone instantly shut his mouth and looked at Nora at the same time.

As a special assistant, it was wrong to interrupt casually. However, if Nora asked, then it would be reasonable for him to answer.

Therefore, he was waiting for Nora to speak. He was also very confident that after Nora witnessed his recent actions, she would definitely open her mouth to beg him.

Howard continued, “Nora?”

Nora: “…”

She rarely paid attention to gold futures. After all, she was not that obsessed with earning money. Who knew when the gold would rise?

What was she going to say about this question?

As she was thinking, a message was sent to the Imperial League group.

King: Gold will climb crazily in the next three days.

Chapter 783: King Was Watching Her!

Imperial League could only be accessed through a special encrypted web page. If one didn’t log in, they wouldn’t be able to see the information inside.

Nora was not interested in economics in the past, so she did not care much about this organization. However, ever since Old Maddy said last time that he wanted King to support her unconditionally, she had begun to pay attention to Imperial League.

In order to not miss any important info, Nora had written a small program. As long as someone sent a message, she would receive a notification on her phone.

That was why she had received such a message.

Looking at that message, Nora suddenly raised her head and looked around.

Her first reaction was that King was monitoring her. Otherwise, why would the message about the gold be sent directly to her?

Wasn’t this too much of a coincidence?

She had never believed that there were any coincidences in this world.

However, she did not know anyone else in Hunt Corporation. So, what was going on?

She frowned and was in a daze because she could not figure it out.

This behavior created an illusion for Howard, making him misunderstand that Nora did not know anything. He smiled and said, “Nora, I think you don’t know! That’s true. I know this is the decision Justin had made previously. You don’t want to overthrow it, but things have already turned out like this. It’s better for you to face it positively. Besides, this is a company, not a place for you to be emotional. Nora, I hope you can wake up. My suggestion is to throw away the gold in our hands. Otherwise, if the price of gold continues to fall, you might lose all your capital!” When Mr. Livingstone heard this, he pursed his lips.

He could tell that among the board of directors, the others were still considered polite and friendly to Nora. However, they were not in so much danger.

Only Howard was troublesome.

However, this was actually a good thing for him. If the people on the board of directors were not like Howard, what was the meaning of his existence?

Therefore, he had to make the atmosphere more tense and create some business conflicts. Only then could Mrs. Hunt and Nora trust him!

Therefore, Mr. Livingstone shut his mouth. He did not speak and planned to act according to the situation.

Howard made things difficult again. Nora finally came back to her senses from her thoughts. She decided not to think about it anymore. She looked at Mr. Livingstone and saw that his eyes were fixed somewhere else. He did not have the intention to speak at all.

Logically speaking, he should have warned her.

Nora understood something. She pursed her lips and raised her almond-shaped eyes to look at Howard. “There’s no need to throw it away. Futures always rise and fall. It’s normal.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Howard sneered. “Normal? The futures in the past never fell by more than a third! If we don’t sell them now, we’ll lose a lot of money! Nora, you don’t know about futures, right? You haven’t bought them before, either. Don’t you know what futures mean? Do you need me to explain it to you?”

Every word was targeted at her.

Nora laughed softly. “There’s no need to explain. Although I don’t really understand, let me ask you, when Justin was around, did he ever make a wrong decision?”

Everyone shut their mouths.

Justin was a business genius, and he did not lose money doing business. The company lost a few projects, but they were the ones who insisted on doing them, not Justin. Sometimes, Justin would give them face and let them do it, which was why they lost money.

This resulted in losses and wins on the account. But actually, Justin was brilliant on his own and had never lost money!

When Howard heard this, he was also stumped. However, his eyes darted around and he said with a smile, “Nora, Justin is a business genius. We don’t deny it. Over the years, the Hunt's have indeed climbed a few steps under his lead. However, the futures have indeed changed a lot in the past few years. Furthermore, gold has started to fall rapidly these past few days. If Justin was still around, the losses would have stopped long ago… Sigh!”

With that, he revealed a fake look of sadness.

Nora lowered her eyes. “Yes, let’s leave it like this!”

With that, she did not give Howard time to speak again. She looked at the others and said, “It’s a project set by Justin. You don’t have to ask anymore what to do. It’s getting late. Everyone, leave your projects behind and go have lunch!”

Actually, the board of directors meeting today was to let Nora meet everyone.

There was no need to say everything. Moreover, with the words Nora said to Howard earlier, everyone thought of Justin’s glorious achievements and did not dare to speak anymore, so they all stood up. “Okay!”

Everyone handed the project books they had sorted out to Nora and left one after another. A thick stack of information quickly appeared in front of Nora.

After everyone left, Howard stood up with a smile. He had long been marginalized by Justin and was only responsible for buying some gold futures.

Howard said, “Nora…”

“In the company, please call me President Smith.” Nora interrupted him. “This is not a family business. We’re only business associates here, not family.”

He lowered his eyes. “Okay, President Smith. I advise you to take the gold futures seriously. You might not know how much Hunt Corporation has bought. It’s not a small investment worth a few hundred thousand dollars or a few millions… It’s tens of millions of dollars!”

Nora raised her eyebrows. “I understand.”

Seeing her calm demeanor, Howard did not know what to say and could only leave angrily.

After he left, Nora stood up, picked up the stack of documents, and walked out.

Mr. Livingstone followed behind her. He wanted to say something, but Nora said directly, “You don’t have to come tomorrow.”

She did not want such an assistant!

And when it came to assistants…

Where was Lawrence?

Why did Lawrence disappear after Justin faked his death?

For some reason, she suddenly had a bad feeling

Sean was still in the company, but he had always been in charge of the outside world. Lawrence was in charge of Justin’s internal matters. Logically speaking, since he had faked his death, Justin would definitely let Lawrence come back. Had something happened to him?

She thought of that explosion again.

Nora was suddenly vexed. She simply hugged the stack of documents and returned home.

After she left, Howard walked out of the room and sneered at her back.

This time, Nora was definitely going to lose!

This was because Justin had asked him to buy 15 million dollars worth of gold back then, but he had secretly changed it to 80 million! The other 65 million were for him alone.

Justin had sharp eyes and had always been good at reading things.

However, Justin was no longer around. There was no evidence. It was up to him to decide if he had helped the company buy 15 million or 80 million!

Therefore, two days ago, when the gold began to fall rapidly, he had transferred the 65 million dollars worth of gold that he had bought personally to the company.

Fortunately, it would only be the company that made a loss.

He had also made up for his loss from the company.

If it fell again, it would drop by more than half.

If that was the case, Nora could not afford to lose 40 to 50 million!

This had nothing to do with him. He had suggested throwing it out at the meeting today. It was Nora who did not listen, so… he was waiting to see Nora make a fool of herself!!