Jennie nodded gratefully. "Thank you." Her voice sounded tired and hoarse.
Seulgi returned a smile before glancing over at Suzy. "Get Director Kim to rest. I'll go talk to the Vice Presidents and see what's happening."
Suzy gave a brief affirmative reply before he left.
Although Glory World's share prices fell sharply, they were still able to stabilize their core operations as they took precautionary measures early. Jennie was so exhausted that she fell asleep the moment she arrived in Lisa's resting lounge.
She woke up hungry the next morning. She could still hear the sound of the rain pouring outside.
As she walked out of the restroom after washing up, there was a knock on the door. Suzy came in with breakfast.
"Have some breakfast, Director Kim. I thought you might be up right now." Suzy smiled.
Jennie nodded as she grabbed the remote control and switched on the screens on the wall. She asked as she observed the market shares, "Where are Vice President Zhang and the rest?"
"Vice President Zhang and Vice President Wen worked for a full day, so they went back home at midnight yesterday. They should be arriving at work soon. By the way, Elder CEO Son dropped by just now and spoke to Master Mo in the meeting room. He went back when he realized you were still asleep. He told you to go back to Son Residence tonight."
Grandpa?
Jennie was stunned for a moment. She then remembered she could not possibly hide such huge news from him, and with the South River project at its critical moment, she felt stressed again. She studied the shares and noticed that the losses were not as severe as yesterday. The Vice Presidents had discussed and decided to halt the two big projects they were working on at the moment and solely focus on the South River project because they were not sure what the government would do.
"I got it. Give Uncle Lan a call and tell him I'll be going back tonight."
Jennie grabbed the breakfast from Suzy, chewing while having her eyes glued to the screen. Her thoughts were to ask help from her grandpa if things did not get better.
...
Inside the office of Kim Group Corporation's CEO.
Kim Joon had been staying in his office ever since he came back from the hospital. He did not step out of the room at all.
"CEO Kim, I just received news that CEO Wang's remains can proceed for cremation now..." the secretary spoke carefully, afraid to disturb Kim Joon who had maintained the exact same position on his chair for a very long time.
Kim Joon opened his eyes slowly. It was a rare occasion to see his sharp eyes darken as he asked, "Where's Jisoo?"
"He locked himself up inside his room in the Grand Lake Villa, Master Kim. Second Master... It's taken a huge impact on him. CEO Wang already left, CEO Kim..."
"Tell him that his mother is getting cremated tomorrow. Keep everything simple."
After fighting for their whole lives, it was not his intention to see her end up like this. Although he hated her, he felt empty inside him now that she was gone. He was used to her existence, or else he would not be feeling that tiny bit of grief at this moment.
"Yes, CEO Kim!"
His secretary was about to leave, but Kim Joon then said, "Wait!"
"CEO Kim?" His secretary turned around and waited for Kim Joon's orders.
"Gather the stakeholders for an emergency meeting. Let Jisoo take over CEO Wang's position," Kim Joon said.
Kim Joon's secretary was stunned. He just heard Vice President Yue talking about how easy it would be for CEO Kim to take over the whole company now that CEO Wang was gone, yet...
"CEO Kim, you mean...?" His secretary was unsure.
"Tell him to get back to work. There's no point to be sad over a dead person now!" Kim Joon took a deep breath and said.
"Yes, CEO Kim!" The secretary did not dare to question Kim Joon's decision, and he left the room after a brief reply.
Kim Joon's phone started ringing the moment the door was closed. Kim Joon picked it up without looking at the caller's name.
"Hello?" His hoarse voice reached the other end.
"Come over. I'll be waiting for you at the usual place." A cold, deep voice came back to him.
Kim Joon froze slightly when he heard the voice. There were waves of emotions in his eyes. "It's you!"
The man on the other end laughed coldly before hanging up on the call.
Kim Joon was dazzled for a moment before finally coming back to his senses. He kept his phone and put on his coat before finally leaving his office.
The rain still continued. It was cold even sitting inside the car.
Their usual meeting place was at a dam near the river on the outskirts of City Z.
That man had already arrived when Kim Joon reached.
Dressed in a black outfit and a black cap, with a pair of large sunglasses covering his face, he stood in the rain without an umbrella. He was watching the grass quietly, and there was no one else aside from him at the tranquil scene.
Kim Joon could smell the stench of cigarettes when he got near. He also heard some light coughing, and the scarf on his neck was swaying as the wind blew.
The man tossed his cigarette into the dam when he sensed someone was near.
"You're here." He turned back and glanced at Kim Joon.
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