Not A Small Town Girl (Danielle and David) novel Chapter 50

Chapter 50

Nathan knocked on the door and rushed into David’s office. He took out his phone and handed it to David, saying, "Mr. Charrington, a negative post about our company is trending."

David glanced at it. It had been a week since the incident had occurred. However, news of it only appeared on the Internet when he returned to the country.

Nathan reported, "Also, your father informed the shareholders to gather for a meeting in ten minutes."

David mocked, "It seems like he’s really eager to remove me as the CEO."

David asked, "Is the lady in the video the one who asked for 6.5 million dollars compensation?"

Nathan nodded and replied, "It’s her. Patrick dealt with the incident the moment it occurred. However, this woman was greedy and asked for 6.5 million dollars. The other workers’ families imitated her example. They were completely unreasonable.

"Moreover, the injuries of this woman’s husband were not as serious as she claimed. The doctor had been wanting to transfer the husband from the ICU to the general ward, but this woman did not agree to it. She even threw a tantrum in the doctor’s office."

David instructed, "Inform the legal department to sue the person who spread the rumors online. Also, get the legal department to discuss the compensation with the victims’ families. Give them as much compensation as we can within a reasonable range."

"Mr. Charrington, should I get someone to remove the post on the Internet now?" Nathan asked.

David replied, "Let it be."

The shareholders of the Charrington Group were all gathered in the conference room. Geoffrey said, "Recently, there was an accident at the construction site of Hillside Resort. Many people were injured, and two of them are in the intensive care unit now. The families of the injured workers are also making a scene and demanding an explanation from us.

"I recall David is the person in charge of this project. It has been a week since this occurred. David, you have never visited the victims at the hospital. Do you have anything to say about this?"

Geoffrey stared at David sitting in the chairman seat with a serious expression.

Geoffrey was only in his fifties now. However, Logan skipped him and let David become the CEO of the Charrington Group.

Because of this, Geoffrey had to report to David and couldn’t do as he pleased for the last few years. Geoffrey felt like he was the son instead. Now, he finally caught the seemingly mighty David committing a mistake.

David was wearing a tailored suit. His expression was cold as he looked Geoffrey straight in the eye.

David said, "What do you want to hear from me?"

Geoffrey accused, "Because of this incident, the company’s stocks are falling. All the netizens are condemning our group. As the CEO of the company and the initiator of the resort project, shouldn’t you go to the hospital immediately to apologize and compensate the families?

"When this happened, you were nowhere to be seen. Are you planning to run away from your responsibilities? Are you disregarding the interests of the company and the shareholders?"

The expressions of the shareholders turned sullen. Indeed, the company stocks falling meant that they were all losing money.

Geoffrey was determined to get the shareholders to side with him.

When the incident happened, David was at the border. He immediately got his subordinates to deal with it. However, some workers’ families were

greedy and asked for exorbitant compensation.

They were blinded by greed.

Although the Charrington Group could afford to pay the compensation amount the families asked for, the group could not just give in to unreasonable requests. If they did, they would be inviting more people to scam the Charrington Group in the future.

Moreover, someone was clearly instigating this and blowing things out of proportion.

"What do you suggest I do?" asked David with a grim face.

Geoffrey sat up straight and said matter-of-factly, "You should, of course, compensate the families according to their requests and issue an apology online."

Nathan followed closely behind David.

The Charrington Group quickly issued an official statement.

The statement read:

[Responding to the accident at the construction site of Hillside Resort:

[1. The Charrington Group will bear all the medical costs of the injured workers until they are discharged from the hospital. The company will compensate each worker 300 thousand dollars.

[2. The Charrington Group will take legal action against people and websites that spread false rumors online and have caused major economic losses to our company.

[3. What the lady said in the video was defamation. The details of the event are as follows:

[After the accident, the Charrington Group sent a representative to discuss compensation plans with the families of the injured workers. However, this lady asked for 6.5 million dollars in compensation. The other families followed suit. Our company refused to pay out the amount requested since it was unreasonable.

[In addition, the doctors suggested transferring the two workers in the intensive care unit to a normal ward. However, the patients’ family members refused the suggestion and wreaked havoc in the hospital. They even insulted the doctor and our company’s representative.]

Along with the official statement, the Charrington Group also posted a video of the families throwing a fit in the hospital, a video of the lady requesting for 6.5 million dollars, medical reports of the two workers, and body checkup reports of all the workers involved.

On top of that, the Charrington Group’s PR department urged the netizens to be rational and think before posting since the Internet was not a lawless place. As soon as the Charrington Group’s official account released the statement and the evidence, it became a trending topic on Twitter.

A netizen commented: [I knew it. The Charrington Group is a well-established company. They will surely compensate the victims under normal circumstances.]

Another netizen lamented: [I really didn’t expect the wife of that injured worker to deceive us. She doesn’t deserve any sympathy.]

Yet another netizen commented: [Am I the only one paying attention to the compensation? 300 thousand dollars! It’s the annual salary for so many people! How I wish I’m one of the injured workers.]

Someone mocked: [Well, big companies are usually quite generous in terms of compensation. Those who slandered the Charrington Group must be crying now. I heard that the group has some really powerful lawyers who have never lost a lawsuit.]