My Ex-husband Begs Me Back
Chapter 825: Intuition

Chapter 825: Intuition

Austin didn't have any spare time to think about confronting Prestonright now. With such a big incident happening at Norman Group, he hadto rush back immediately.

But Norman Group was in chaos like ants on a hot pan, and even ifAustin returned, it wouldn't make much of a difference.

The Norman family had the largest share in Norman Group and wasthe ultimate authority. However, Norman Group was not solely ownedby the Norman family. Apart from Norman Group, there were Mr.Davalos and Mr. Moya, who had worked together with Austin's father tobuild Norman Group. Both of them were the second-largest directors ofNorman Group. However, even if their shares were combined, they onlyaccounted for fifteen percent of Norman Group. That was why theNorman family had maintained their position in Norman Group all theseyears.

But whether it was Mr. Davalos or Mr. Moya, they were extremelydissatisfied with the Norman family behind closed doors, especiallyafter Austin's father retired and handed over the management ofNorman Group to Austin. Austin didn’t hold them or the senior-levelexecutives in high regard and was extremely dismissive of them.

So, from the beginning, everyone resisted Austin's management ofNorman Group. However, over the years, Norman Group had beenprofitable and showed an increasingly positive momentum. That's whyeveryone had silently endured their dissatisfaction. After all, gettingtheir share of the profits was real money. Who wouldn't be happy aboutthat?

But now, everyone knew that the reason why Norman Group couldoperate so smoothly was because of money with an unclear origin. Andthey only received a small portion of that money, while Austin and theNorman family took the lion's share.

Who could tolerate such a huge disparity?

After arriving at Campole, Austin immediately held an emergencymeeting at Norman Group.

His phone had been lost when Ayan's men were chasing him, so noone could contact him now. All communication was being handled byJeremiah.

He finally had some peace and quiet.

Jeremiah drove him back to Norman Group. The entrance wascrowded with reporters and media, so it was impossible to enterdirectly. Fortunately, the car he was driving today was not the one heusually used, so it didn't attract too much attention.

The two of them entered through the back door of the basement andtook a dedicated elevator up to the office.

When the employees saw Austin, they immediately spread the news inthe internal group chat, “Mr. Norman is here!"

"Mr. Norman has been silent all this time, and it's making me nervous.Usually, if he hasn't done something, he would have had Jeremiahissue a clarification. Why is there no movement this time? What shouldwe do? I feel like I'm going to lose my job!"

"Me too. I feel like Mr. Norman is afraid to make a statement. Is Mr.Norman feeling guilty?"

"Shhh!!! Let's not discuss it. It wouldn't be good if it reached Mr.Norman's ears. Let's focus on replaceing a new job as quickly as possible,or we won't be able to pay off our credit cards if we becomeunemployed.”

Everyone works at Norman Group, so naturally, they hope that NormanGroup will continue to thrive. If it's just the usual small matters or lessinfluential gossip, everyone stands by Norman Group. But now, therevealed evidence is completely a violation of the law. It's simplyunbearable.

It's all been confirmed now. Unless Austin presents more compellingevidence, this matter will be attributed to Norman Group.

The employees’ hearts are starting to waver, and the high-levelexecutives who Austin never took seriously are expressing theirdiscontent one by one.

After the meeting began, the time spent on discussing this matter alonelasted nearly half an hour.

Austin sat there without saying much because he hadn't been restingwell lately and had been travelling all day. He was now exhausted.These voices buzzed in his ears like bees, making him extremelyirritable and emotionally drained.

He slammed the table heavily, his face icy cold. He narrowed his eyesand scanned the crowd, saying indifferently, "Did I gather you here toaccuse me of doing something? No, I gathered you here to tell me whatwe should do now. Come up with a reasonable solution. Let me behonest with all of you here. If something happens to me, if the Normanfamily gets in trouble, none of you will be able to escape. The money inyou earn comes from Norman Group. Do you think you can walk awayunscathed?"

Although Austin didn't directly admit to the online allegations, his wordswere an implicit acknowledgment.

He did it, but now, to replace a solution, if he really gets into trouble,everyone will be in trouble together.

Mr. Davalos said somewhat helplessly, "Mr. Norman, we werecompletely unaware of these matters. Now you're forcing us toknowingly do wrong. In my opinion, if Norman Group really did suchthings, it's time to cut our losses. Mr. Norman should apologize to thepublic, there's still a chance to resolve this.”

"Huh, so you're not willing to replace a solution, nor are you willing to bearthe responsibility together? Are you planning to take the money andpush all the blame onto me and the Norman family?"

Austin let out a cold laugh, his expression extremely ugly.

He stared at Mr. Davalos and then glanced at the others. Everyoneexchanged looks but didn't say a word.

It was evident that they agreed with Mr. Davalos, after all, they wouldbenefit from it together. But when trouble arises, they won't face ittogether.

Mr. Davalos continued, "Mr. Norman, you're still young, and most of ushere are older. We've seen more of the world than you. So listen to me.Hold a press conference and apologize now. This matter is already aviolation of the law. If you don't apologize and show your attitude, themedia and the public won't let it go."

"I agree with Mr. Davalos. At this point, Mr. Norman, please don't act onimpulse anymore. We're all in the same boat, and we don't expect youto shoulder all the responsibility alone. But now, as the person in powerat Norman Group, with the largest stake in the Norman family, it's moreconvincing if Mr. Norman takes the leading role in this matter."

Mr. Moya spoke these words. Both he and Mr. Davalos were aroundthe same age as Austin's father. Before Austin took over Norman Groupcompletely, he used to address them respectfully as uncles. But sinceAustin took full control of Norman Group, his respect for them vanished.The two of them combined had over a century of experience. Howcould they willingly be oppressed by this younger Austin all the time?So over the years, they maintained a cooperative relationship.Compared to theirs with Austin's father, it was the two of them whowere tightly connected.

After this matter came to light, the two of them immediately discussedit. They couldn't possibly let themselves take the blame, nor could theylet Austin get away unscathed. After all, Austin is responsible for whathe did. He should pay the price.

Therefore, when Mr. Moya finished speaking, Mr. Davalos and severalclose associates of Norman Group all nodded along.

In addition to Mr. Davalos and Mr. Moya, there were around ten peoplewho were close confidants of Austin's father, apart from their ownpeople. The remaining five high-level executives were loyal to Austin'sfather and had stood by Austin all these years.

But this time, they were unsure of what to do, so they remained silentwithout expressing any opinions.

They also contacted Austin’s father, but he kept saying that he wasunwell and couldn't get involved. He left everything to Austin to handle.The power struggle among everyone around the conference tablemade Austin coldly laugh. Austin retorted to everyone present, "So, youtook the benefits and pushed all the responsibility onto me, is that it?"Mr. Moya glanced at Austin and smiled awkwardly, saying, "Austin,aside from our positions at the company, we are also your uncles. Ihave worked with your father for so many years, and there has neverbeen anything that let down you or the Norman family. If you claim thatwe only turned our backs on you because we received benefits, then Idon't acknowledge that."

“Yes, Austin, you know very well how your Uncle Davalos and I haveworked at Norman Group under your leadership. So, what you saidabout us, we don't acknowledge it!"

"What does it matter if you acknowledge it or not? These are facts,aren't they? Don't tell me you haven't benefited from Norman Group?Now that the truth has come out, you're all trying to shift the blame."