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Chapter 21 Chapter 21 Freyasaid,hergazesharpeningasshedeliberatelyslowedherpace.Sheflippedthrough thefinancialstatementsfromthefirstpagetothelastwithafakemeticulousness. Freya said , her gaze sharpening as she deliberately slowed her pace . She flipped through the financial statements from the first page to the last with a fake meticulousness . Acrossfromher,Galenwasvisiblyfreakedoutunderthepressure,hislegstremblingsobadlythathecouldbarelystanduprightEmbezzlingmillionsofdollarsfromthecompanymeantpotentiallyspendingtherestofhislifebehindbars! Across from her , Galen was visibly freaked out under the pressure , his legs trembling so badly that he could barely stand upright Embezzling millions of dollars from the company meant potentially spending the rest of his life behind bars ! Suddenly,Freyaslammedthefinancialreportsontothedesk. Suddenly , Freya slammed the financial reports onto the desk . Galenalmostdroppedtohiskneesfromthesuddenmovement,butthenheheardFreyafrownandcomplain,โWhatisallthis?Justabunchofnumbers,whocanevenmakesenseofthismess?โ Galen almost dropped to his knees from the sudden movement , but then he heard Freya frown and complain , โ What is all this ? Just a bunch of numbers , who can even make sense of this mess ? โ Galenwasstunnedandthought,โFreyacanโtunderstandthereport?โ Galen was stunned and thought , โ Freya canโt understand the report ? โ Beside her,Alisonโs expressionsouredwithdisappointmentin hereyes.Mr.Gavin Dawsonโs daughtercouldnโtdecipherafinanc Beside her , Alisonโs expression soured with disappointment in her eyes . Mr. Gavin Dawsonโs daughter couldnโt decipher a financ atement,huh? atement , huh ? Galenwiped hissweat,steppingforwardwithaforcedsmile.โMs.Dawson,Iโvesaiditbefore.Icantellyouifyouwanttoknowaboutthecompanyโsaffairs.Itwouldsaveyouthehassleofgoingthroughallthispaperwork.โ Galen wiped his sweat , stepping forward with a forced smile . โ Ms. Dawson , Iโve said it before . I can tell you if you want to know about the companyโs affairs . It would save you the hassle of going through all this paperwork . โ / <![CDATA[ / fpm_start( "true" ); / ]]> / โThatโstrue,butthese documentsstillneedtobesigned,โFreyasaid,turningtoAlison.โAlison,couldyouhelpmepickwhichonesneedmysignatureandwhichdonโt?Idowanttolearnhowtomanagethecompany.โ โ Thatโs true , but these documents still need to be signed ,โ Freya said , turning to Alison . โ Alison , could you help me pick which ones need my signature and which donโt ? I do want to learn how to manage the company . โ โOfcourse,Ms.Dawson,โAlisonreplied,hervoiceheavy,clearlydisappointedinFreya. โ Of course , Ms. Dawson ,โ Alison replied , her voice heavy , clearly disappointed in Freya . SeeingGalenlingering,Freyasaid,โGalen,whatareyoustilldoinghere?Yourpresenceisnโtneeded.โ Seeing Galen lingering , Freya said , โ Galen , what are you still doing here ? Your presence isnโt needed . โ RelievedthatFreyaseemedcluelessaboutthecompanyโsinnerworkings,Galenfeltaweightliftoffhisshoulders.โOkaythen,Ms.Dawson,Iโllleaveyoutoit.Iโllbeoff.โ Relieved that Freya seemed clueless about the companyโs inner workings , Galen felt a weight lift off his shoulders . โ Okay then , Ms. Dawson , Iโll leave you to it . Iโll be off . โ
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googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1740746529960-0'); }); โFine.โFreyaseemedunbotheredbytheminordetailsofthecompany,lettingGalenleavewithasenseofrelief. โ Fine . โ Freya seemed unbothered by the minor details of the company , letting Galen leave with a sense of relief . Onhiswayout,GalenshotAlisonawarninglook,cautioningheragainstdisclosinganycompanymatters. On his way out , Galen shot Alison a warning look look , cautioning her against disclosing any company matters . Oncetheofficedoorclosed,AlisonmovedclosertoFreya,asking, โMs.Dawson,ifthereโsanythingyoudonโtunderstand,pleasefeelfreetoaskme.โ Once the office door closed , Alison moved closer to Freya , asking , โ Ms. Dawson , if thereโs anything you donโt understand , please feel free to ask me . โ Freyaasked,โYouโredisappointedinme,arenโtyou?โ Freya asked , โ Youโre disappointed in me , arenโt you you ? โ Alisonshookherhead.โNotatall.โ Alison shook her head . โ Not at all . โ Freyasmiled.โYoutookabigrisktoday handingmethefinancialstatementbeforethatoldfox,Galen.Arenโtyouworriedabouttheconsequences?โ Freya smiled . โ You took a big risk today handing me the financial statement before that old fox , , Galen . Arenโt you worried about the consequences ? โ Alisonpaused,shocked.โMs.Dawsonโฆโ Alison paused , shocked . โ Ms. Dawson โฆ โฆ โ Freyaspokelightly,โIknowaboutGalenandJohannaembezzlingcompanyfunds.Itโsallhereinthereport,clearasday.Itโsmillionsofdollars.โ Freya spoke lightly , โ I know about Galen and Johanna embezzling company funds . Itโs all here in the report , clear as day . Itโs millions of dollars . โ Millions.FreyahadnโtexpectedJohannaandGalentobeboldenoughtosiphonoffthissignificantamountofthecompanyโsassets.Butthis,inaway,madethingseasierforher. Millions . Freya hadnโt expected Johanna and Galen to be bold enough to siphon off this significant amount of the companyโs assets . But this , in a way , made things easier for her . Withtheamounttheystole,JohannaandGalenwouldspendtherest oftheirlivesinprison. With the amount they stole , Johanna and Galen would spend the rest of their lives in prison . โMs. Dawson,youkneweverything?Thenwhyyouโฆโ โ Ms. Dawson , you knew everything ? Then why you โฆ โ โJohannahashadcontrol ofthecompanyforawhileandisquitethecharmerwiththeboardandshareholders.Asanewcomer,withoutofferinganyincentivestothoseboardmembers,Iโmhardlyintheirgoodgraces.IfIactedrashlyagainstGalenandJohanna,andtheyralliedtheshareholdersagainstme,wherewouldthatleaveme?โ โ Johanna has had control of the company for a while and is quite the charmer with the board and shareholders . As a newcomer , without offering any incentives to those board members , Iโm hardly in their good graces . If I acted rashly against Galen and Johanna , and they they rallied the shareholders against me , where would that leave me ? โ Chapter22 Chapter 22 Chapter22 Chapter 22
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