Love's Change of Heart

Chapter 505

Before they could react, an announcement from the president appeared on the forum. There were three announcements.

The first was that the Crossley Group would not be bought out by the Pearson Group. Secondly, the Crossley Group would slowly recover and everyone should do their jobs as assigned to them. Thirdly, all owed salaries had been paid out. The extra thousand was a symbol of thanks for not leaving and staying on with the company. While it wasn’t much, it was still a heartfelt gesture.

The people who had been criticizing Leanna immediately became silent. Everyone had waited far too long for their salary and many thought that she was merely here to keep up appearances. No one would have guessed that she would immediately resolve the most pressing issue on everyone’s minds on her very first day.

However, some people felt that there was no chance of the Crossley Group recovering, and they chose to quit. Many had already left after the Leroy Crossley affair. Coupled with the fiasco from today, it had reduced the number of employees in the company to nearly half. As a result, the entire office building seemed deserted and quiet.

Leanna was deep in thought as she looked down at the street from the window of her office when Freddie’s voice came from behind her. “Do you regret it?”

She shook her head. “All those who left already made their intentions clear. None of them are focused on their work anymore and it’s best to find someplace more suitable rather than wasting their time here. However, those who chose to stay for any reason also put a lot of effort into their work.”

Everyone knew that now was the best time to leave since those who planned to waste their time here couldn’t do so any longer. That was why those left in the company would be much more hardworking and focused. The survival of the Crossley Group would depend on them and they would have to try their best.

Freddie commented, “I’ve already read the details of the projects and will soon discuss what needs to be taken care of with them individually. But do you trust them that much? Do you know what you will face if they betray you?”

She looked away and turned to him. “I’ve got some idea of that.”

“Well, why did you assign such an important task to them?”

“I don’t have any other candidates to choose from,” she answered. “Besides, there’s no one else more suited to the job.”

already knew that the whole mess that was the Crossley Group would be hard to clear

helping

do you

them blacklisted within the business circle and they couldn’t find any

be considered outstanding in their field and they will not be treated badly

decided to let them take the blame was Leroy, but Jimmy and the others weren’t exactly innocent in all this. The employees had already experienced how cruel society was and they were sure what was most advantageous and right for them. Besides, Freddie had already read their files. All of them were extremely capable but had some disagreements with Jimmy in the workplace, so he would always hinder them. If Freddie’s guess was right, Jimmy had also suggested the idea of making those employees the scapegoat for Leroy to remove any dissenters. This was good since they would channel that

arrived home, she would lie on the bed without any desire to move while Aidan

belittling me? I’m managing a large company, after

so shall we go

“Nope.”

won’t you let the employees take a

the studio.

his lips and murmured, “I’ll wait for

asleep and Aidan didn’t know whether to be angry or

…

to go to the Crossley Group today, Leanna slept two hours longer than usual and only rose at 10.00AM. She sat up and stretched comfortably; sleeping in felt so good. She pulled open the curtains and walked blearily out of her bedroom. Just as the door opened, the smell of smoke rushed in. She coughed and waved away the smoke in front of

emerged from the kitchen with a dark expression, his

upon seeing that. “Are you blasting our kitchen

do you want to eat?

him take a break for the weekend. I’ll see entered the kitchen to switch on the ventilator and