"You may resign if you wish, but that doesn't mean you won't be held acco
untable for your dishonest practices in the past."
Dahlia proceeded coldly. "Mr. Levin, if I recall correctly, you dipped yo
ur hands into 20 million worth of company funds, and you have not paid it
back yet. For this, you will need to serve out a long sentence in prison
."
Hearing that, a man with a bald spot who stood as the head of the group l
eaving instantly froze and sweated profusely. He wondered how Dahlia lear
ned about his action when he made sure he carried out the crime
seamlessly.
She ignored his question and continued, "Ms. Wagner, as the Director of F
inance, you are in the greatest trouble. The company makes profits annual
ly, but after you took charge, the books showed that we were making losse
s. Not only that, you have been asking the headquarters for money for you
r personal use. Your greed knows no bounds!"
"Y–
you! That's nonsense!" A woman dressed luxuriously suddenly screamed at D
ahlia, resembling a cat who had its tail stepped on.
"You don't believe me? Have a look for yourself." Dahlia didn't bother to
explain further and threw a few
files containing the results of her investigation onto the table.
"What?" The woman took a good look at the files and instantly appeared as
hen–laced as a chill ran up her spine.
That was not the end of it
yet. Dahlia scanned the room, and for each person she laid her eyes on, s
he'd announce the misdeeds of that individual. "Mr. Price, you are saddle
d with huge debts from gambling, right? If not, you wouldn't have sealed
a deal worth 100 million for a mere 30 million!
"And you, Mr. Gillis, your son, wife, cousins, and other relatives are wo
rking in the company. Do you think they can stay if you resign?
"Oh, one thing almost slipped my mind. Mr. Regan, you seem quite close to
the ladies from the human resources department. How would your wife reac
t to that?"
Then, she rattled off the tainted records of most of the senior executive
s. The attendees were dismayed to learn that she had
accessed all the information. She had obviously come prepared!
"Ladies and gentlemen, I will not stop you from resigning, but I will sen
d the evidence I collected to Regulus Nicholson. Your fate will be in his
hands, be it bankruptcy or jail time. However, you have another choice,
which is to stay and work under me. If so, I will not hold you responsibl
e for your dirty deeds in the past. Now, it's your choice to stay or leav
e." With that, Dahlia finished her speech and stood at the side.
The senior
executives exchanged sheepish looks, each one trembling in dread. It was
at that moment that they realized the fearful character of the new chairm
an. Any hint of disdain from earlier was replaced by fear.
After moments of hesitation, the group of executives who staged a walkout
quietly returned to their seats, their heads hung low, and their arrogan
ce was wiped away.
"Amazing." Dustin secretly admired Dahlia's strategy of utilizing both th
e carrot and the stick to subjugate
most of the protesting staff.
"Mr. Hoffman, do you have anything more to add?" She turned her attention
back to Hank, knowing that the
only
way to be in complete control was to bring Hank Hoffman to his knees.
"That's very impressive indeed." Laughing, he clapped his hands. "Dahlia
Nicholson, I have to admit that
you're quite something. But you
need more than a few tricks."