Chapter 1372: Chapter 1372 Shareholders’ Meeting
Although his shoulder and arm were injured, and such movements caused a slight sting to his wounds, Justin Battleson didn’t seem to care at all.
He carried Charlotte Thompson straight to the bed and gently placed her down, a tender gesture that stirred Charlotte slightly from her slumber.
Charlotte let out a faint hum, her eyelids half-closed as she hazily gazed at Justin before her.
"Hmm... Justin?" Charlotte mumbled sleepily.
Justin leaned down and planted a soft kiss on her forehead, then turned his head to whisper into her ear:
"Goodnight."
Finally, Justin glanced toward the door, stepped over to it, and noticed that it was slightly ajar.
As he opened the door, he was greeted by the sight of six little ones standing neatly in a row outside, their expressions mixed as they were caught red-handed.
Justin swept his gaze across the row of children and raised an eyebrow slightly. "What are you all standing here for?"
"Daddy, what a coincidence! You’re out for a walk too?"
Grace Thompson blinked at Justin, trying to use her cuteness to muddle through, but such tricks were entirely ineffective on him.
"Get back inside and sleep properly."
With one command from Justin, the kids lined up obediently and darted back to their respective rooms.
"Honestly."
Justin shook his head helplessly, but the indulgent smile at the corner of his lips never faded.
Then he lowered his head to glance at the message on his phone, and his expression finally clouded over.
...
Two days later, Justin Battleson, who had been hospitalized due to his injuries, finally returned to the company—an event of great significance to everyone within the company.
Justin’s first order of business upon returning was to convene a shareholders’ meeting.
However, the atmosphere at this shareholders’ meeting was entirely different from previous ones.
During the two days when Justin was in the hospital, Riley Group’s stock price had been steadily declining, even prompting some less resolute shareholders to consider selling off their shares.
Fortunately, Justin’s timely meeting curbed such inclinations.
"Mr. Battleson, our company’s current situation is really quite dire. If we can’t come up with a solution soon, we’ll be in serious trouble!"
"Exactly, Mr. Battleson. Riley Group’s stock is unstable now. It might not affect us too much, but some minor shareholders with only a few stocks have already started selling off. This is extremely detrimental to the company."
"Right now, our company only has the one partnership with Worsen, and it has just begun. Who knows where the company will stand once that collaboration is done?"
The shareholders kept discussing the issue, and there were even murmurs from some about selling their shares.
Justin, however, remained silent throughout, listening intently and studying the expressions of everyone present.
Right at this moment, George Robbins let out a deep breath and delivered more bad news to the room.
"Mr. Battleson, I just received word from their side—Worsen wants to move up the project’s completion date by... half a month."
"Half a month?" Justin’s expression darkened upon hearing this.
"Yes, moving it up by half a month is really..." George frowned subtly, hesitating to continue.
Some shareholders, however, failed to grasp the implications and chimed in, "An earlier completion date should be a good thing for our company, right? It means we can restore profitability even sooner."