Never Late, Never Away

Never Late, Never Away Chapter 1699

“So far, after relentless investigation and tracking, we found that all five acquired branches have one thing in common. That is, information has been leaked from the inside. I hope everyone here can consider the issue from this angle. At the same time, we have to enhance the monitoring and supervision of all the information that come and go between various departments, in order to avoid any more leakage. We don’t want it happening again!”

As soon as he said that, the room became abuzz with chatter again. Larry did not intend to stop them. However, the old man whom Larry referred to as “Mr. Harley” had something more to say, and he went about it loudly, “Mr. Norton, I hope you can also bear this in mind. The board of directors has the power to dismiss a president with poor performance at any time. Norton Corporation has never encountered a crisis as bad as this one since its establishment… until now. I implore Mr. Norton to reflect on his actions. Similarly, we as the directors should also be held accountable for failing to assist you…” The old man gave Larry a sidelong glance. He spoke eloquently, in a gentle tone.

Under the table, Larry clenched his fists. He would not allow Norton Corporation to fall on his watch. He swore he would not let his father’s hard work go for nothing.

Additionally, he did not want to disappoint his followers and their expectations of him. He also wanted to prove his point, that age does not translate to ability.

In the evening, Larry pushed the door open and entered his home. He was knackered with his thoughts fully occupied by the tiring board meeting.

Joan knew about Norton Corporation’s crisis. She deliberately requested the manager to let her get off work early, so that

in the sofa and accepted

with the stress.” Joan sat down beside him and dutifully massaged his

the opinion that a huge acquisition project such as this would have required long-term preparation. She had no intention of putting the blame on the company employees, but the information leak did not hinder one from wondering whether there were

that you’re home, let’s put the problem aside. You have to

my business methods. They still think that experience is everything…” Larry’s voice was deeper than usual as he complained

his hand a tight squeeze. “Don’t take what they

lemonade in one go. His mouth and teeth were instantly filled with bitterness, just like his mood. But Joan held his hand firmly as she continued to give him the strength he did not know he needed. Her

to give Larry a hug and whispered in his ear, “Larry, I’ve told you before. No matter what kind of difficulties we face, I’ll go through them