Marcel Ridge's actions were unknown to Yvonne Logan and her colleagues. Currently, almost all of her attention was focused on the project at the city hospital.
"According to the contract, the first batch of products must be delivered within a month. Gwen, you must keep a close eye on production. While ensuring quality, we must work overtime to deliver on time!" Yvonne said.
She was methodically arranging all the work.
"Yes, I will keep an eye on it. But Yvonne, the various herbs and raw materials needed for this batch production are almost depleted in the warehouse. We must replenish them as soon as possible!" Gwen reminded her.
"Don't worry, I have already talked to the appropriate merchants. Once the bank loan is approved, I will immediately transfer the money to them, and they will deliver the goods immediately." Yvonne replied.
"That's good." Gwen was relieved.
"By the way, Yvonne, I heard that you made a military order at the board of directors. Did you act impulsively?" Gwen asked again.
Yvonne's expression became serious.
"I had no choice. My younger cousin brother publicly challenged me, so I had to fight back. But it doesn't matter. As long as we do this project well, not only will we embarrass my second grandfather and the others, but my prestige in the company will also increase significantly."
"But what if we don't do well? Your position as CEO will be handed over to someone else." Gwen Ryder worried for her best friend.
"That's why we can't afford to fail this time." Yvonne replied her voice firm.
......
It was time to get off work.
As Charles Wellington stepped out of the company, he saw Yvonne Logan, who was getting ready to drive home.
"Miss Logan, can I catch a ride with you?"
Charles Wellington shouted.
But before Yvonne Logan could say anything, Gwen Ryder, who was in the passenger seat, stuck her head out and said to Charles with disgust.
"Get lost!"
After that Yvonne said nothing but instead entered her car and drove away.
"Yvonne, this bumpkin is getting more and more presumptuous. He wants to work for us and now he wants you to pick him up and drop him off? A poor boy from the countryside with no money or power, he even wants to ride in your car worth hundreds of thousands of dollars and have our beautiful CEO pick him up and drop him off. He should take a good look at himself and see if he's worthy. Tomorrow, I'll call Wallace Thompson and let him teach that foolish idiot a lesson!" Gwen said angrily in the car.
Yvonne didn't say anything, she just drove quietly.
She and her friends had just reunited and had made plans to go shopping at the mall tonight.
Meanwhile, back at the company, Charles Wellington, who had been scolded by Gwen Ryder, had a black line on his face.
"Damn it, was I talking to you!" he scolded the absent Gwen Ryder.
Charles was so angry that if she wasn't a woman and Yvonne's best friend, he would have punched her in the face.
As he was muttering to himself, a familiar Rolls-Royce pulled up.
Charles's eye twitched.
He couldn't believe that arrogant woman was serious.
"Are you really serious on chasing after me?" he muttered to himself.
"I had some military affairs to attend to in the morning, that was why I didn't have time to pick you up." Melissa Quinton said, her voice cold as usual.
Charles said nothing.
"Now I command you, get in the car, I have something to ask you."
Melissa's car had already driven over.
It was still that cold and stunning face, and it was still that commanding tone.
What Chu Lin hated most about Melissa Quinton was her condescending attitude.
What's the big deal, just a general?
I'm not a soldier, why should I listen to your orders?
So this time, Charles Wellington ignored her.
He turned and walked away.
"I said, get in the car."
Still no response.
"I hate repeating myself and so I don't want to repeat them for the third time."
Melissa's pretty face was cold, and her words were full of authority.
Charles frowned and looked at her.
"Miss Quinton, I want to ask you, whenever you face Maxwell Wellington, do you dare to speak to him in such a tone?"
Melissa was stunned.
Obviously, she didn't expect Charles Wellington to ask such a question.
However, she still replied.
"No. Your brother is noble in status, and his strength and position are not weaker than mine. Naturally, I will be polite when talking to him."
Chu Lin smiled.
"So what you mean is that I, Charles Wellington, am humble and lowly, and you can order me around?"
"Isn't it obvious?" Melissa didn't even think about it, and asked back.
Charles shook his head.
"Miss Melissa, don't you think you are too high on yourself and too small on others?. Do you really think that you, a general in the military, and a rich family's daughter, are superior to others?. To be honest, those things you're proud of are not worth mentioning in my eyes" said Charles Wellington.
"Like I said before, I won't date someone like you. I really can't stand women like you" he said once more and left without giving Melissa a chance to respond.
It wasn't until a few seconds later that anger flashed across Melissa Quinton's usually cold and dignified face.
How dare he say he doesn't like her!
Even his brother never said that.
"General, give the order" said her assistant, who was also angry. "As soon as you give the order, we'll break that guy's legs!"
Melissa quickly suppressed her anger and said.
"Forget it. I'll give him another chance. If he dares to talk to me like that again tomorrow, I'll teach him a lesson."
She was polite to Maxwell Wellington because he had power. But as for Charles Wellington, a discarded son of the Wellington family, he didn't deserve her courtesy.
If she didn't still need him, Melissa Quinton would have had her men break his legs for the way he spoke to her today.
"By the way, keep an eye on the situation with the Logan family. He seems to care a lot about them. If necessary, we can use the Logan family to force him to submit" Melissa ordered.
Charles Wellington had to be taken down.
Melissa Quinton had never failed to achieve what she wanted in her life.
........
Logan Family Villa.
When Charles Wellington came back home from work, Linda Logan was preparing dinner in the kitchen.
Although the Logan family was wealthy, Linda Logan always insisted on being thrifty and managing the household chores herself.
The spacious villa was kept neat and tidy by her.
However, every time Charles saw Linda doing housework, he would go over and help. Today was no exception.
"Charles, you are so diligent and capable. If Yvonne can marry you, it will be her good fortune." Linda Logan praised Charles Wellington.
After a short time together, Linda became more and more fond of Charles Wellington.
Charles shook his head.
"Auntie Linda, if all the girls thought like you, do you think I would still be single now?"
"What's wrong, Yvonne is still not satisfied with you? That lazy girl who only knows how to eat and sleep at home, she still dares to complain about others? I'll teach her a big lesson someday." Linda Logan said angrily.
Charles smiled and didn't say anything.
"By the way, Auntie Linda. Where is Grandpa Logan's tomb? I want to find an opportunity to pay my respects for my master." Charles asked.
"You are such a thoughtful child." Linda was more and more impressed with Charles, who was not only diligent but also filial.
During dinner tonight, it was only Charles Wellington and Linda Logan who were present.
James Logan was busy with socializing and had not yet returned.
Yvonne Logan was still with her two best friends.
"When you weren't here before, I used to have dinner alone at home. But now that you're here, I have someone to talk to." Linda chatted with Charles at the dinner table.
"Really? Aunt Linda, you're so beautiful and capable, why does uncle James always come home late at night? What a waste!" Charles exclaimed in surprise.
Linda's face blushed slightly, and she smiled and scolded,
"You're such a smooth talker. Your Uncle, James and I have been married for so long..."
.......
After dinner, Charles Wellington helped Mrs Logan clean up the dishes and then returned to his room.
The night passed without incident.
Early the next morning, Charles Wellington heard James Logan's angry voice.
Then, father and daughter drove to the company early.
"Aunt Linda, what's going on?"
Charles came out and asked curiously.
"It seems that something has happened to the company again. Ah...In these years, it's hard to do business peacefully." Linda Logan sighed with a worried look.
..........
In the CEO's office of the Logan Group.
Yvonne Logan frowned. Several high-level leaders of the group were standing in front of her, bowing their heads to receive criticism.
"What's going on?"
"Why did the bank suddenly stop the loan when everything was fine?"
"I need answers!"
Yvonne angrily questioned.
"Miss Logan, we...we don't know either. We also received the news suddenly this morning. The county's bank and other major commercial banks suddenly said that there are problems with our loan qualifications. Not only did they stop the loans to our group, but they also demanded that we immediately repay the previous loans we owed!" The public relations officer said with a bitter voice.
"Say our qualifications are problematic? That's pure nonsense!" Yvonne angrily threw the documents in her hand, unable to contain her anger.
Her pretty face was still pale with anger.
Her subordinates were silent, afraid to speak.
Only Gwen Ryder picked up the documents and comforted her.
"CEO, now is not the time to be angry. We have to find a solution immediately!" Gwen Ryder said calmly.
"Otherwise, if the funding chain of our Group is broken, we will be at risk of bankruptcy and closure" Gwen Ryder expressed her concern.
This was also Yvonne's concern.
A while ago, in order to secure the supply contract from the city hospital, they had invested almost half of their working capital.
The company now had very little money left.
Originally, as long as these bank loans were approved, there would be no problem in maintaining the normal operation of the group.
But who could have thought that at this critical moment, all the major banks in Orange county would simultaneously cut off all their funds to the Logan Group.
For a company, if it runs out of money, it will inevitably go bankrupt.
"In that case, I'll go talk to the banks again. During this time, you can go to the Orange county Chamber of Commerce to borrow money and pay the suppliers first, to maintain the normal production of the group. As long as production continues, when the drugs are made and sold, we will naturally have cash" Yvonne Logan quickly came up with a plan.
"But CEO, I have already asked the Chamber of Commerce, and they have also refused to provide loans to our group" the business manager said with a bitter voice.
"What? They won't lend either?'"
Yvonne was completely shocked.
Her pretty face turned pale.
She quickly realized that this was an organized and planned action against the Logan Group.
The other party was trying to kill them, probably force them to bankruptcy!
Just as Yvonne Logan was at a loss, the office door was pushed open again.
Logan Zachary led two assistants in.
He looked at Yvonne and directly questioned her.
"Yvonne Logan, look at what you've done! I've already said that you can't afford to offend Tristan Group. But you insisted on going your own way! Now what? All major banks have simultaneously cut off loans, and the entire financial circle in the city has completely blocked the Logan Group. Once the capital chain is broken, the group created by my grandfather's hard work will be completely destroyed in your hands. If you can't handle being the CEO, then step down for me!"
Logan Zachary obviously also received the news of the loan cut-off from major banks and came to question her.
"I don't want to argue with you now.So kindly just get out of here"
Yvonne said calmly and pointed towards the door.
"You..."
Logan Zachary didn't expect Yvonne Logan to still have such a big attitude, and for a moment didn't know how to respond.
"I won't say it again, get out of here!" Yvonne angrily shouted.
"Am trying to...."
"Right now, I'm still the CEO of the company. In front of me, you have no right to speak. So get the hell out of here!!!"
Yvonne Logan coldly shouted.
"Okay, Yvonne, you're ruthless, you're powerful. Just wait for the board meeting on Monday, when the directors remove you from the position of CEO, let's see if you can still be so arrogant!"
With a grim face, Zachary Logan uttered these harsh words and left in anger.
After Zachary left, Yvonne dismissed everyone else.
She wanted to be alone for a while.
.......