Chapter 474 What Goes Around Comes Around
After resting for a short while, Neera returned to her office in the afternoon. There, she met Levi, whom she hadn’t seen for a long time.
Levi had been recuperating at home, and his injuries had healed completely.
When he saw Neera, he said guiltily, “I’m sorry, Neera. I wasn’t around to help when the company was facing a major crisis.”
Neera replied, “It’s okay, the problems are solved now. Also, the company is also responsible for your injuries.”
Levi felt aggrieved that he was beaten up, but he was happy to find out that Crimea Group was in trouble now.
He chatted with Neera for a while. After that, Neera went to her aunt’s office.
Adriana felt satisfied as she flipped through the contract. The trip to Skytopia was a resounding success. “That’s my niece! This project is worth at least a hundred billion dollars. Looks like I made the right decision by handing the reins of ANXIN Group to you.”
She continued to report to Neera about the negotiations with the shopping malls. “Things are progressing smoothly so far. We’ll see our products on the display shelves very soon.”
Neera nodded. “Now that I’ve successfully signed the contract with Skytopia Science Park, I can take over the tasks here. You should take it easy.”
Adriana did not agree. “You’re the one who should take it easy. I feel so sorry for you when I see you going around without a moment of rest! Take the next few days off so that you recover to full health. If you feel bored at home, ask your friends out for lunch or a movie. I can take care of the company.”
Neera was moved by her aunt’s concern. She knew that it was useless to argue with her aunt, so she did what she was told.
After she returned to her office, she leaned back on her chair and browsed the Internet for news about Crimea Group.
For the past two days, the stock price of Crimea Group had fallen tremendously.
The scandal continued to rage on. Many people did not hesitate to criticize Crimea Group for what they did.
That was not the worst part.
Most of Crimea Group’s beauty and skincare products were removed from display shelves across all shopping malls, including those that they owned.
Many people speculated what was going on.
“Crimea Group has hit rock bottom now. Are they going to go bankrupt?”
“I’ve been using their skincare products for a long time. Why did they close up shop all of a sudden? Is there a problem with their products? I still have a lot of them at home. I wonder if I can still use them.”
“Crimea Group is pretty established. I’m concerned, but I don’t think that’ll affect them much.
“Heh, aren’t you worried that their cosmetics might eat your face away?”
“Isn’t that so? If they could hide a death, what makes you think they’d develop their products responsibly? I’m
not going to buy any more products from Crimea Group!”
Leonard Crimea, Sonny’s father, was currently sitting behind his desk In the president’s office of the Crimea Group headquarters.
As he read those comments, his anger continued to grow.
He slammed the table and began to yell at his son, “You idiot! Look at what you have done! Did you think of the consequences before stepping on Jean Beauvort’s toes? It took me so long to establish a stranglehold in the cosmetics market, but you’ve thrown it all away at this critical juncture! Tell me, do you have a brain?”
Sonny stood in front of his father sullenly. His face was taut as his father continued to hurl abuse at him.
That only made Leonard even angrier. He grabbed a document folder on his desk and flung it at Sonny.
The corner of the folder drew a thin line of blood on Sonny’s face before falling to the floor.
Sonny’s eyes exuded danger, but he said nothing.
Leonard said angrily, “Do you think the problem will solve itself if you remain silent? Don’t you know what the public is saying about us? They think that Crimea Group is finished! In the past few days, the company has lost ten billion dollars! I’ve never been so humiliated ever since I built the company from the ground up. Do you know how many phone calls I had to answer since the morning? They’re canceling our contracts and returning our products. If you weren’t my son, I would’ve beaten you to death!”.
Sonny’s fists clenched when he heard that.
He understood that the company would be severely affected if it lost its foothold in the cosmetics market.
Leonard was tired of shouting. He threw his necktie away and sat down on his chair, though he was still glaring at Sonny.
“The directors have spoken. If you can’t settle this matter satisfactorily, you’ll have to step down. I’ll leave it to you how you want to solve it. If there’s nothing else, get out of my office!”
Sonny gritted his teeth and said the first word since he entered the room. “Yes.”
After he left the office, he said to Damian menacingly, “Has that woman agreed to settle?”
Damian gulped and said carefully, “Not yet. Mdm. Guthfrey’s lawyer is requesting us to provide our statement…”
Sonny gritted his teeth. “They’re stalling for time, and it’ll be disadvantageous for the company. Find someone to take the fall.”
Damian was at first surprised, but he soon understood what his employer wanted. “Yes, I’ll take care of it right
now.”
Crimea had already lost half of its market share in the cosmetics market. By assessing the current situation, Neera concluded that they would lose the other half to other companies in a few days.
Startales was not going to seize the opportunity to bring Crimea Group down.
She was already satisfied with picking up the half that Crimea Group had lost. If she bit off more than she could chew, many parties would be offended, including Crimea Group.
That would not be advantageous for them.
She immersed herself in work for some time before she received a call from Jean.
“Are you at home?” Jean’s voice was as attractive as usual.
“No, I’m in my office. Is there anything?”
“Fabio sent the gown over. I thought you should try it.”
Seeing that she had no urgent work, Neera glanced at her wristwatch and said, “Alright. I’ll go home now. See you in twenty minutes.”