Chapter 200
As soon as Anastasia opened the door to the meeting room, her eyes scanned through the people around before she parted her lips to speak. “Good morning, everyone p>
Though it may seem like a harmless greeting, only a few forced their mouths open and greeted her back. However, Anastasia didn’t take offense to their reply.
She walked towards the head of the desk but didn’t get the chance to take a seat when she was bombarded with immediate questions.
“Before you start talking about the changes in the names of the CEO of the Harrison company, I want you to know that I am not settling with that change p>
Anastasia immediately recognized the man who stood up and spoke. He had an aggravated look on his face as if she’d purposely offended him or something.
He was Logan Martins, age 45. He looked younger and fit for his age, and he was one of the top three biggest shareholders of the Harrison company.
Just like Leo had already informed her earlier, she was going to give her a hard time.
Nonetheless, Anastasia still took her seat.
“I agree with Mr. Logan. We can’t have a woman run such a big company. If we let her take that seat as the CEO, she’s going to run this company to the ground. It’s a huge risk p>
Anastasia’s eyebrows reached her hairline, surprised by the statement made by the second person.
The person who just spoke was Rudy Ginger, age 49, and she was also one of the top three biggest shareholders of the company.
Anastasia was shocked because the person who had just degraded her as a woman—was a woman herself.
She didn’t know if she should feel offended, shocked, or amused by the woman’s comment. She glanced at Leo who had the same expression as her—surprised.
Nevertheless, Anastasia still didn’t speak. She waited for them to continue blabbing out their thoughts, when they were done, then she would speak.
As if they read her thoughts, they continued to speak. There were a total of 10 boards of directors and 5 people wanted her out and demanded Robert’s presence in the office immediately.
“You need to bring Robert here and let him clear this confusion for us because there’s no way I’m letting this woman run this company!” Another declared.
Anastasia sighed, her legs crossed above the other when she heard that last sentence.
“It seems none of you have been keeping up with the news lately Anastasia’s voice cut through the quiet whispers in the room, causing them to fall silent. Every head turned toward her, confusion etched on their faces. She held their gaze, her expression hard.
“Robert tried to kill me two years ago,” she continued, her tone filled with bitter accusations. “And you people want a murderer like that to become the CEO of this company?” Her words hung heavy in the air, leaving them stunned and unable to respond.
“He’s not a murderer,” Logan defended and Anastasia cocked an eyebrow at him in questioning. “You are still alive, so he didn’t commit any murder p>
Leo, who was sitting beside Anastasia, frowned in disgust. He’d always known that Logan was a strict businessman who cared so much about his money, but he had not expected him to be so cruel and senseless all at the same time.
“That doesn’t make any sense at all, Logan. Murder or no murder, he still tried to kill someone p>
The person who just spoke was the last top 3 shareholders of the Harrison company. His name was Christian Lorenzo, age 51. At first glance, one would think of him as a man of his principle, clad in the most casual clothing in the meeting room.
Anastasia didn’t want to have high regard for him so soon, so she let him speak.
“So, what you are saying now is we should let this girl be the CEO of this company? Just like that?!” Rudy interjected a similar aggravated look on her face, just like Logan’s.
“I knew this would bring disagreements between all of us, but let me clear one thing,” Anastasia said, eyes scanning through the room to be sure everyone’s attention was on her.
“I’ve never managed a company before p>
“You see p>
“I’m not done, Mrs. Ginger.” Anastasia glared at the middle-aged woman, making her message clear.
Despite being infuriated, Rudy clammed her mouth shut.
“Like I was saying, I’ve never managed a company before, but I’m looking forward to learning and cooperating with all of you if you give me the chance p>
They started mumbling to each other one more time.
“However, if you don’t want me as the CEO of this company, there’s nothing I can do about it. Robert is never coming back as he’s paying for his sins. If you don’t like the way I run the company, you are free to sell your shares and leave…the door is wide open p>
Silence enveloped the meeting room, and the online that could hear was the sound of the clock ticking.
In the past, they’d met Anastasia a few times when she came to the Harrison company and they’d seen how much of a good girl she was.
However, the person before them lacked the feminine aura of the old Anastasia.
They could see that her words were sincere, and not once did she beat around the bush with her words.
“A woman can’t be a CEO,” Rudy said through gritted teeth, finally breaking the silence.
“In that case, I guess a woman shouldn’t be a shareholder also p>
“What do you mean by that p>
“I’m buying you out!” Anastasia declared and they gasped in shock. “I already said earlier, if you are not satisfied with the way I run things from now on, you might as well sell your shares and leave p>
“You can’t do that! I’m the third in position to have the most shares in this company. You simply can’t buy me out,” she retorted.
Anastasia ignored her and faced the rest of the board of directors.
“I also want to change something important in this company. The name A big frown settled on their faces as they waited for her to continue. “I want to rename the Harrison Company to Xastia Company p>