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.”

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

aren’t helping me. They’re doing it for

you

Crossley Group before and ended up with crimes which they didn’t commit. This made them blacklisted within the business circle and they couldn’t find any other related jobs. Some have even become bankrupt and burdened their families, resulting in extreme humiliation. For them, money may

all this is over and the truth comes out, they will be considered outstanding in their field and they will not be treated badly no matter if they choose to stay at the Crossley Group or go to another company. They will do their best

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 dislike

stayed at the Crossley Group for days on end, going through so many files that she became dizzy. The moment she arrived home, she would lie on the

closed her eyes. “Are you belittling me? I’m managing

so shall we

“Nope.”

if you don’t rest, won’t you let

the studio. It’s been a while since I

and murmured,

steady breaths instead. Leanna had fallen asleep and Aidan didn’t know whether to be angry or amused by her. Eventually, he kissed her brow

…

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

she moved closer, Aidan emerged from the kitchen with a dark expression, his expensive white dress shirt now stained

speechless upon seeing that. “Are you blasting our kitchen

you want to eat? I’ll get Jonathan to

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