When I Was a Wallflower (Leo and Amelie)

Chapter 399

Chapter 399 Someone Caused Trouble

Things were already an utter mess by the time Amelie arrived at the office. Many of the shareholders who rarely showed up were all present—some of them stood around while others sat down with sour looks on their faces. "Mr. Fleurs, Mr. Weir, Mr. Langston…" Amelie greeted everyone politely. Even though she hadn't met them in the past, she had memorized all of the shareholders' names throughout her three months in Genesis.

"You could've just called if there were any issues. Why did all of you come over?" Amelie asked.

"Miss Dillon?" Andy Weir called out to her. He was a man in his fifties, and he was dressed in a dark-colored shirt with a vest on the outside. He seemed like a gentleman, but he didn't sound that pleased at that moment. "If my memory serves me right, you're Leo's ex-wife, right? What are you doing here? Where's Leo?" he asked.

Amelie kept a smile on her face. "You sure have a good memory, Mr. Weir. Why don't we head in to have a talk?" she asked while pointing at her office.

Andy seemed a little less agitated after hearing her words of praise, but he continued to wear a stern look on his face as stepped into the office with Amelie. The other shareholders followed closely behind them. Eugene hastily arranged some chairs for the shareholders while the secretary hurried in with the shareholders' preferred drinks.

Darren Langston glanced at the cup of tea in front of him before he picked it up and took a sip. "I heard that Mr. Alston hasn't been in the office for more than three months, Miss Dillon. Is that so? Has he decided to stop running the business and hand it over to you? If that's the case, then why did he have to hide it from us?" Darren asked.

"We're the company's shareholders, after all. We might not hold as many shares as the Alston Family, but we still have the right to vote and make decisions. Are you guys looking down on us right now?" another shareholder voiced out.

"You guys are too much!" The other five shareholders started speaking up after hearing Darren's words.

Amelie quickly shook her head with a smile. "That's not the case, of course. I'm just a temporary replacement."

"I heard that he's abroad with his daughter. Is that right?" Travis Sunders asked. Travis was quieter than the rest of the shareholders. He was a man with small eyes and thin lips, and he looked like an extremely wise and thoughtful man. His question wasn't directed to Amelie—instead, he had gone over to ask the secretary who handed him his drink earlier.

The secretary had been informed by Amelie to stick to this particular story, so she nodded and smiled. "Yes—"

"No!" Amelie interrupted the secretary before she could complete the sentence. She turned to give Amelie a puzzled look, and Amelie walked over to pat her on the shoulder. "You don't have to be here anymore. You may leave now," Amelie urged.

"Sure." The secretary walked out without protest. After that, Eugene walked over and shut the door behind the secretary while Amelie stood in front of all the shareholders to give them a clear explanation. "What you guys heard earlier was just a story that we've told the rest of our internal staff and clients. The truth is that Leo has suffered a cardiac injury and is currently still in a coma."

Eugene shot Amelie a surprised gaze after hearing her words. However, he didn't say anything. "A cardiac injury?" one shareholder asked.

"He's in a coma?" Both Andy Weir and Sebastian Warhol wore looks of surprise on their faces, while Darren and another shareholder, Jonathan Lee, showed no response. Darren simply rubbed his chin with a thoughtful look on his face, while Jonathan wore a rather amused expression.

Eugene seemed to understand something when he noticed the two men's expressions. He couldn't help but feel amazed by Amelie's wits right then. "How could such a thing happen?" Andy asked. Amelie told the shareholders a brief summary of what happened to Leo when he was abroad.

"Well, if he hasn't woken up for three months, it's clear that he's never going to wake up. We can't just allow you to handle the company, can we, Miss Dillon? How could we have such huge changes without a formal announcement?" Darren asked with a slow but harsh tone.

"Yeah." Andy nodded in agreement. "Mr. Alston is a brilliant man. I only invested in this company because I was impressed with his abilities." In other words, Andy was implying that he had no trust in Amelie.

"Same here. I only invested in Genesis because of Mr. Alston." The rest of the shareholders began to share their thoughts after hearing Andy's words. "Furthermore, regardless of how great your skills are, you're merely Mr. Alston's ex-wife, Miss Dillon. You're not even part of the Alston Family. How are we supposed to trust you?" Andy's eyes glinted with rage as he spoke.

"Yeah."

"Yeah!" The rest of the shareholders were in agreement with Andy's words.

"There was a huge issue that arose after you got a divorce with Mr. Alston, right, Miss Dillon? Mr. Alston might be in a coma, but Mrs. Alston is still well and alive, isn't she? How could she allow this to happen?" someone asked.

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