Chapter 1676
The Price We Pay Roland finished in one breath. He saw that Clayton fell silent and felt apprehensive. Did he say too much?
However, after a night of tossing and turning, Roland felt that Clayton’s decision was a bit detrimental to himself.
This was not like Clayton’s style.
Clayton was a profit-oriented investor.
The elevator arrived.
The two of them went out of the elevator, walked outside, and got into the car.
The car steadily drove but inevitably encountered the rush–hour traffic.
Clayton spoke lightly and explained.
“Do you think that by keeping those people, we can avoid the company‘s decline? From the beginning of Isaac‘s private deal, the entire company was pushed to the forefront. There are many who want to push us down when we‘re unstable. What I‘m doing now is pushing myself down so that others won‘t have the chance to.”
Roland paused. “But the price we pay is too much.”
Clayton let out a light laugh. “The price?”
His voice was a bit cool and dull. “It‘s not on me. It‘s on the Sloan family. When this company was in Isaac‘s hands, I didn‘t get a single cent from them. If they want me to compromise for their benefit, that‘s just a pipe dream.”
Roland‘s chest sank. He suddenly understood Clayton‘s position.
Roland almost forgot that although Clayton was a Sloan, the Sloan family forced him out and put him in this position.
After all, the Sloan family did not give Clayton any benefits. Clayton could survive because he was tough.
Thinking of this, Roland had the sense to shut his mouth.
Now, the controlling shareholder of Sloan Corporation was Nicole. The reason Clayton personally came back to clean up the mess was most likely because he did not want Nicole’s money to go down the drain.
Clayton was not doing this for the interests of the Sloan family, but for Nicole‘s interests.
Thus, it made no difference to Clayton if those people left or not.
On the contrary, if they started anew, they could be even cleaner and bigger a few years later.
Roland believed that Clayton was capable of achieving this.
They arrived at Sloan Corporation.
Everyone in the office looked very depressed.
Clayton took the exclusive elevator straight to the top floor.
He did not have a dedicated office, so he went to the acting president, Jake’s office.
Clayton was not really working. He was just there as an aid.
The acting president, Jake, was basically living in the office. He looked disheveled and came out of the lounge, fixing his tie. His shirt was still the same as the day before.
Seeing Clayton appear so promptly, Jake froze and smiled.
“You’re going to stress me out by being so diligent!”
Clayton laughed and reached out. “Just carry on with what you‘re doing. I‘m just borrowing a place to do my personal business.”
Behind him, Roland took a laptop over. Clayton opened the stock market analysis chart and continued to look at the trends.
His investments were all over the world. Whether it was physical or virtual, the new industries replacing the old industries were most likely to produce new business opportunities.
A qualified investor would not let go of these opportunities.
The acting president Jake smiled. He went in to change his clothes and wash his face, then came out again. He attached great importance to his image as he even shaved his stubble.
The two of them occupied half of the office respectively and did not disturb each other.
Clayton was in the lounge area inside the office and had a clear view of what was going on outside, but he could not be seen from the outside.
Jake was very capable, but it was exhausting dealing with those old employees who have been with Sloan Corporation for decades, including those who threatened to resign.
They threatened to resign and criticize the company for being ungrateful.
Jake was not at fault, but he was criticized anyway.
If he were a Sloan, he might not be so miserable.
However, he was just hired to be the acting president with a high salary. In the end, the one holding actual power was Nicole.
Yet Nicole was not bothered to step in to solve this problem.
