Chapter 643 Replacement
Chapter 643 Replacement
Hua nodded, "Got it. I heard that the top 3 young masters in A city had already invested heavy effort to
look for him. With their influence and the nation's resources, I believe we will get some news soon!" It
doesn't matter if he was alive or dead, at least, they could have an outcome.
Kaleb Hua sat there with a grim expression. The moment he pictured Annabelle's sorrowful face, he
couldn't help but feel sad.
"Get our men to look into it as well!" Kaleb Hua said suddenly.
Hua nodded, "Got it!"
"By the way, how was the investigation going?" Kaleb Hua looked at him and asked.
When Hua heard that, he was stunned for a while. After that, he said, "We still didn't have anything for
the time being…"
"No matter what, you must find out about that!" He wanted to know why would Waynie have that ring.
And if the ring was still in her hand.
Not only that, Annabelle and Xiao Le had such great resemblance…
Everything must somehow be connected.
Maybe, just maybe… Annabelle was related to Xiao Le!
Hua looked at Kaleb Hua and wanted to say something. However, when his words were right by his
throat, he swallowed them back. He decided to wait until he was done with his investigation.
Otherwise, he might give Kaleb Hua false hope and he just didn't want to let him down.
The next day.
When Annabelle went to the company, she learnt that someone was leveraging on the news that
Alistair was on the plane that lost contact.
They didn't know who leaked the news. However, early in the morning, director Lee initiated a board
meeting and demanded to choose a new president.
Alistair had single-handedly founded Yun Rui. In two years' time, he managed to bring Yun Rui to a
peak. His competence and result were unmatched and undeniable. Therefore, nobody could challenge
his authority when he was a round. With Alistair's ruthless attitude, he had offended plenty of his
shareholders. It was just understandable that someone was trying to take advantage of his accident
and replace him.
Twenty shareholders sat in the meeting room to see how things would turn out.
"I believe everyone had heard about president Mu's accident. Personally, I am in grieve. However, our
company needs a leader. Therefore, I propose that we choose a new president!" Director Lee stood up
and said. The man had been eyeing this position for a long time. Now that he finally got the chance, he
had made arrangements and collaborations for this election.
"Director Lee, president Mu's incident was yet to be confirmed. Aren't we arriving this conclusion too
hastily?" Director Ji said. He was one of the founders of the company that fought side-by-side with
Alistair. The man was much older than Alistair but he was a virtuous man. He had always admired
Alistair's leadership.
When director Lee heard that, he looked at him and asked, "Director Ji, if we have some kind of
confirmation, then you wouldn't object, right?"
"Early this morning, I received a name list of the passengers that boarded the plane. President Mu was
confirmed to be in that list!" Director Lee said.
Director Ji sat there and looked at him with an unhappy expression. He knew what director Lee was
planning. But what happened to Alistair was also undeniable.
"Director Lee, it was just losing contact with the airplane. Now we still don't have any conclusion, you
don't have to be in such a hurry to choose a new president!" Director Ji said.
When director Lee heard that, his lips curled up, "Director Ji, have you ever seen or heard any
survivors in cases like that? It's not like I want president Mu to get into trouble, but we must be
prepared for the worst case scenario. We must not let other companies take advantage of us!"
Everything director Lee said was upstanding.
"And now, I wish for a vote. Please raise your hand if you agree to choose a new president!"
Once he said that, he glanced over the twenty members of the board. When they saw that he himself
had raised his hand, a good number of them raised their hand as well.
Director Ji harrumphed in vex. He wasn't going to play along.
There were few other directors that wasn't agreeable. However, the final outcome was 13 to 7. They
had to respect the majority.
"It is clear that the majority agrees to a re-election!"
"We cannot have no leader for our company, therefore, I agree with that!"
"Me too!"
When director Ji heard their opinions, he noticed that those people shared one thing in common. They
had a close relationship with director Lee and some of them were forced to accept his proposal. No
matter what, majority wins and director Ji had no grounds to argue.
"Since nobody have any objections, let's begin!" Director Lee said.
The members of the meeting nodded in agreement. And they started to vote.
At that time, the door was opened and Annabelle appeared by the doorstep.
When they saw Annabelle, everyone was stunned. Annabelle and Alistair's relationship was so high
profile and everyone knew her identity.
The moment director Lee saw her, he had a bad intuition. The man frowned and said, "Miss Xia, please
have some respect. We are having a board meeting right now!"
Jack followed after Annabelle and the two persons walked forward.
She stared at director Lee in his eyes and said, "Since this is a board meeting, I think there are all the
more reasons for me to join!"
When director Lee heard that, he felt laughable, "Miss Xia, although you are Alistair's fiancée, that
doesn't mean you have the right to attend our board meeting. Moreover, the two of you were only
engaged and not married!" Director Lee looked at her and enunciated.
Annabelle simply carried herself in compose.
No matter what, she wouldn't allow these people to covet Alistair's possessions.
She simply glanced at him and said, "At director Lee, you are right. I wasn't married to Alistair and I
don't have the right to attend this meeting. But what if I am a shareholder of this company, may I ask if I
have the right?"
When director Lee heard that, he looked at her in puzzlement, "Are you also one of the shareholders?"
Annabelle stretched out her hand and Jack placed a document on it. Annabelle walked closer and
threw the document on the table, "This is my shareholder agreement. Right this moment, I possess
fifteen percent of the shares of this company!"
The moment they heard that, everyone was shocked, especially director Lee, "What nonsense are you
talking about!?"
"Nonsense or not, I believe the document in front of you could prove it!"
Director Lee went over immediately to check on her document. After he reviewed it, he frowned. The
man couldn't have expected Alistair to transfer fifteen percent of his shares to Annabelle.
Therefore at that moment, Annabelle was the largest shareholder of the company, second to only
Alistair!
"Your shareholder agreement is fake!" Director Lee just couldn't believe it. He had waited for so long for
this dream come true. But this woman simply appeared out of nowhere and sabotaged his plans. NôvelDrama.Org is the owner.
The man had only fifteen percent shares of the company.
Annabelle looked at him and asked, "Director Lee, you may look for a lawyer to authenticate it!" She
said calmly. Although she was facing twenty shareholders of great stature, she wasn't the least bit
nervous.
The only thing Annabelle wanted was to keep this company for Alistair's sake.
She hadn't expected Alistair to transfer fifteen percent shares to her. Jack was the one that brought it
out and informed her today.
Therefore, she must make sure to defend Alistair's blood and sweat.
Be it a success or failure, at least she tried her best.
Director Lee looked at her, "So what if it's true? You only have the same amount of shares as me.
Moreover, you are just a designer. Don't tell me you want to be the president of Yun Rui!!"
"Since I have fifteen percent shares, I have the right to take part in the election. Director Lee, am I
right?" Annabelle looked at him and asked.
Her gaze wasn't the usual gentleness. But it was sharp and uncompromising. Annabelle carried her
own special presence.
Annabelle had spent a long time with Alistair. Now she was exuding a similar aura just like the man
himself!
Finally, director Lee sneered, "Of course!" However, after saying that, he turned around and looked at
the board of directors, "I believe everyone will choose wisely, and not just let a clueless woman lead the
company!"
That was meant for all the members in the room.
Annabelle stood there without showing emotion but she was actually high strung. She knew most of
them were bribed by director Lee.
If only she had twenty percent of the shares, then she wouldn't be in such a tight spot.
At that moment, she didn't know if she had any chance against director Lee. She didn't even know what
she was feeling. She simply wanted to try her best. She wanted to give her all to prevent others from
coveting his possessions.
Annabelle walked over and forced a smile, "Now that the plane had simply lost contact. Nobody knows
what happened to president Mu. But in case he is completely fine and come back…" After saying that,
she turned her head over and looked at a director Lee, "I believe he would be elated to know how
much everyone cares for the company!"
Her words carried a mixture of compliments, deride, scorn and even threat. However, it was
unmistakable that what she said was effective to the group.
Nobody knew what happened to Alistair and no one was able to confirm his well-being. If he were to
come back unscathed, they were so familiar with his temper that they knew he would clean up the
board right away…
The members started to hesitate and got restless.
After that, they started to vote.
Annabelle stood there and she appeared to be completely calm. However, only Jack knew that she
wasn't undisturbed, but she was still in immense grief.
She was completely submerged in sorrow. Although she looked indifferent, everyone that knew her
would be able to tell that she was merely forcing a tough front.
She was used to staying strong and showed no weakness.
Time ticked slowly. The ten minutes felt like a century long.
Jack continued to stand guard behind Annabelle's back. She was slender, even skinny. Yet she was
strong to take charge. When Jack looked at her, he couldn't help but feel heavy hearted.
If president Mu were to see her like this, he would be heartbroken.
Finally, the vote was done.
The final outcome was:
Director Lee won against Annabelle with three additional votes.
In another words, he would be Yun Rui's next president.
Now that they had a conclusion, director Lee looked at Annabelle and said, "Miss Xia, now that we
have an outcome, I believe I do not need to say anything more, right?"
Annabelle glanced at him. When she saw his conceited look, she simply remained silent.
Jack was anxious as he observed from the back.
Actually, that kind of outcome was just predictable. However…
At that time, his phone rang.
Jack and said his phone right away, "Hello…"
The moment he heard the other party, he was stunned. After that, he nodded, "Got it!" After saying that,
he hung up right away and walked towards the door.
After he opened the door, he talked to the person that waited for him outside. After that, he brought a
document and went back in.
"Miss Xia, although you have fifteen percent of the company's share…"
"Director Lee!" Before the man finished, Jack went forward and interrupted her.
Director Lee turned his head back and looked at the assistant frowningly.
"Director Lee, I'm afraid that information is outdated!"
"What do you mean?"
Jack walked forward and presented a document, "This is a share transfer agreement. The chairman
decided to transfer all of his shares to Miss Xia. Therefore, she now possesses twenty-five percent of
the company's shares. in another words, she is now the largest shareholder!"
"What did you say?!" Director Lee yelled furiously and his eyes widened.
The man had finally got his dream come true, but now it was destroyed in mere seconds. He was just
frustrated!
"This is the share transfer agreement. Chairman Mu just sent it moment ago!" Jack said. When he saw
that director Lee's scheme failed, he was secretly cheering.
The moment director Lee lowered his head and saw the signature. His expression changed.
It was obvious that they had acted in concert.
However, there was nothing he could say. He was the one that wanted to steal their asset. It is only
reasonable that they retaliated like that.
However…
He gripped his fist hard and he just couldn't let go of his frustration.
His plan had almost succeeded. He was so close!!
When Annabelle saw that, she immediately said, "Since I am now the largest shareholder in Yun Rui, I
do not need to take part in the election. Pardon me, director Lee. I've wasted your time and effort!"
Director Lee had a grim expression. He looked at Annabelle and ridiculed her rudely, "What do you
know? You are merely an employee! Do you even know how to operate and manage a company?"
"That is my problem and my concern. Director Lee, since you don't have enough shares, you should
quit it now. If I were you, I wouldn't run my mouth like that!"
After saying that, she looked at the board of directors and announced, "Hereby onwards, I will assume
the role of acting president. During this period, Jack will hand everything to me, until president Mu
comes back. I hope we can work together and I do not wish to see anyone trying anything they
shouldn't!"
Although she knew that it wasn't good to lay things out on the table, Annabelle needed to let them
know that she wasn't fooling around.