“Where are you now? How are things going?” “We’re still in the mountains. The situation is dire as the medical supplies and basic necessities are running low, and the townspeople are fierce.”
Clamorous voices could be heard on the other end of the phone, as if someone was looting something. “As soon as we heard the news, we contacted the foundation for new supplies, but President Burton was trapped and the medical personnel who arrived to assist were also stopped by these townspeople.”
“But all the remaining medical supplies from Hudson Pharmaceuticals have been donated,” Rachel grumbled.
“Don’t fight! Don’t fight! Everyone has a share!” “What did you just say, President Hudson? It’s too loud here and I didn’t hear you.”
Rachel was about to say something when she hesitated for a brief moment. Then, she responded, “I said that I’ll find a way.”
“Thank you so much.”
“Please be careful.”
And the call was then hung up. No one could imagine how bad things were over there. Jolly had been next to Rachel and upon seeing the latter hanging up the phone, Jolly immediately inquired, “What’s going on? Is it true that all of the supplies have been depleted? I’ll keep track of how much supplies we’ve donated…”
“Forget it. Justin traveled to the most distant location. Even the medical team’s personnel were hesitant to travel to that remote ravine. The supplies allocated there were scarce. Moreover, a truck transporting all of the supplies rolled over halfway,” Rachel explained.
The truck had rolled over on the mountain road on such a snowy day, which already meant that the people were lucky to be alive. How could they care about the goods when human lives were so much more important?
“Jolly, please contact the marketing department first and inquire whether the medical supplies available can be delivered to the disaster area. We will make every effort to extend those orders to our customers later.”
Jolly was also unequivocal when it came to human life. Hence, she replied, “It is not impossible to discuss extensions with customers. After all, we are dealing with human. lives. However, the liquidated damages are still quite high, so it would be great to avoid taking this step unless absolutely necessary.
Hudson Pharmaceuticals’ capital chain rupture issue remains unresolved… Well, I’ll ask a few other pharmaceutical plants regarding this. Spending extra money to purchase medical supplies from other companies to be donated is still preferable to losing our customers’ trust.”
“I’ll go with you,” Rachel said as she grabbed her coat and car keys. Although there were numerous pharmaceutical manufacturing plants in Riverdale, Rachel and Jolly’s effort to visit several plants were frivolous.
“President Hudson, it’s not that we are not willing to give you assistance. It’s just that the rest of our stocks were purchased.”
“Did someone purchase them?” Rachel was dubious. “How is that possible, Mr. Montel? Your inventory has always been the largest.”
“Ahem!” Jolly eyed her as she faked a cough. The way Rachel phrased it sounded like she. was saying Mr. Montel’s business was bad and his inventory was overstocked, which was something Rachel would do when she was not thinking straight.
On the other hand, Rachel didn’t bother to ponder about it, and Mr. Montel didn’t seem to mind either. “Are you unaware of this, President Hudson? The Burton Group purchased the medical supplies to be donated to the Baybrook’s victims,” he said, feeling perplexed. “The Burton Group?” Rachel froze for a moment before she felt some hope. ‘Really?”
“Of course it’s true! The contract has already been signed in black and white. Although they have not yet gathered all of the supplies, I believe they will distribute them in batches. After all, it’s snowing heavily right now, which makes travel difficult.”
After leaving the pharmaceutical factory, Rachel had a ray of hope. “The Burtons have donated 20 million to this charitable cause. Regardless of their disagreements with Justin, Julian is still very trustworthy in this situation.” Jolly made a remark.
“I’ll call Julian now and ask him to distribute some of the supplies to Justin’s disaster relief area,” Rachel said as she gave a slight nod. She quickly dialed Julian’s number in the car, and the call was immediately connected.
“Hello?” A slightly hoarse voice came from the other end of the phone. ‘Julian, I need your assistance. Is there any medical supplies left for the disaster relief in Baybrook?”
“There are still some left, but they will be shipped to Baybrook tomorrow. What’s the matter?”
“Could you distribute some to Greensborough?” “Greensborough?” Julian queried before adding, “There’s no shortage of supplies in Greensborough, if I’m not mistaken. We sent the second batch of supplies the day before yesterday, and the foundation is in charge of the location.”
“Didn’t Frankie inform you?”
“What do you mean?”
“The truck transporting the supplies overturned.” “What?” Julian’s voice tightened. “When did it occur? Why hadn’t anyone informed me? Is everyone okay?”
“It happened last night.” Rachel inhaled deeply as she continued, “I don’t know what happened because the driver in charge of transportation was taken to the hospital. I guess the situation is too chaotic, so they’re too busy to inform you.”
“I’m the vice president, so such a big issue should be reported to me,” Julian chided. “We have no time to discuss this right now, Julian. Can you distribute your medical supplies?”
Rachel pleaded with him anxiously. “Yeah. No problem, I’ll order them to send out a batch.” Julian answered.
“Thank you.” “Why are you thanking me? This is precisely what the foundation should do. I would have done it sooner if I had known, without needing you to seek me out.”
Hearing that, Rachel breathed a sigh of relief. After hanging up, she informed Jolly that the situation had been resolved.
Jolly, who was well aware of the entire situation, grumbled, “Frankie should have told Julian first about such a big matter instead of you. After all, Julian is the foundation’s vice president, and he will undoubtedly assist in finding a solution.”
Personal grievances remained personal, but this was a matter of life and death. “I assumed he was too preoccupied. The Burton Group has donated 20 million worth of supplies, and Frankie may have been unaware that they had supplies on hand,” Rachel stated, supportive of Frankie.
“Well, that’s true, but I’m not sure why Julian bought all the medical supplies from all the pharmaceutical factories in Riverdale using the Burtons’ name. Why didn’t he use the name of the foundation if he’s making donations? Is it for the sake of establishing a good reputation?”
Rachel was stunned for a moment. Unknowingly, she became uneasy as a result of Jolly’s words. He had already gained a good reputation by donating 20 million worth of medical supplies. However, purchasing all the medical supplies in Riverdale didn’t appear to be the cherry on top for Julian’s reputation..
At this time at the Burton Group, Robin could be heard questioning Julian after the latter hung up the phone. “Julian, are you really planning to send a batch of medical supplies to Greensborough?”
“No. Send out the remaining supplies to any disaster-affected locations in Riverdale as soon as possible before dusk today, except for Greensborough.”
“How are you going to explain that to Rachel?”
“It was too late when I directed my subordinates to the warehouse to transfer the goods. All the supplies have been distributed in accordance with the original plan. Isn’t there always a time lag between notification and arrival?” Julian stated quietly.
