The Formidable Son-In-Law: The Charismatic Lucas Gray Chapter 90
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Chapter 90: Cheyenne Gets Promoted
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Soon, the meeting officially began.
The deputy general manager, Lawrence Cayman, first made a simple statement before saying, “I’m sure all of you here have already heard of the news of the new general manager of the Brilliance Corporation. Now, let’s have Mr. James Denning of headquarters announce the appointment of the new general manager. Everyone, let’s give him a round of applause!”
Clap! Clap!
After the warm applause, Denning picked up the appointment letter and read it aloud solemnly. “Miss Carter is hereby appointed as the general manager of the Brilliance Corporation. She will be responsible for handling all the daily affairs of the Brilliance Corporation for a term of ten years!
“The terms in this letter have been approved by the head office, the Stardust Corporation, after the relevant procedures. It shall take effect immediately from the date of its reading.
“May I invite the new general manager, Miss Cheyenne Carter, to the stage to deliver a speech for everyone!”
As soon as Denning said this, everyone subconsciously began applauding.
However, everyone below the stage had bewilderment and shock written all over their faces.
The new general manager is Cheyenne Carter?
The Cheyenne Carter we know?
But isn’t Cheyenne Carter already down and out? Why did she suddenly become the general manager of the Brilliance Corporation?
If it isn’t her, could it be someone else with the same name? But this name isn’t common.
Compared to other people’s bewilderment and shock, Jane, who was sitting in the first row, was simply dumbfounded and astounded!
She couldn’t believe that Cheyenne Carter would actually become the general manager of the Brilliance Corporation all of a sudden!
Something must have gone wrong!
“Impossible… It must be someone else with the same name… It must be someone else…” Jane muttered softly while clenching her fists tightly. She then looked at the podium anxiously.
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The crisp and clear sounds of high heels knocking against the ground sounded from behind the podium.
Subsequently, under the gaze of countless people, Cheyenne, dressed in an elite business suit, slowly made her way to the podium in an elegant and dignified gait. She then walked to the empty seat in the middle and sat down.
The gold ‘General Manager’ nameplate in front of Cheyenne was glistening under the light.
At this point, Jane could no longer deceive herself.
The new general manager that she had been eagerly waiting to see was actually Cheyenne Carter!
Layers of cold sweat surged out of her body. She was shivering all over, and her body was quivering incessantly.
She even sat in the first row of seats for those with upper management positions. Every time she looked up, she could see Cheyenne’s solemn gaze, and it was as though Cheyenne was glaring daggers at her and exposing her to the public.
At this moment, Jane felt humiliated and endless remorse.
However, Cheyenne did not even look at Jane once.
She sat in the general manager seat on the podium and spoke with a calm expression and tone. She made some brief statements about the current situation and the future development direction of the company.
After all, Cheyenne had single-handedly developed the Brilliance Corporation, and now that she became the general manager again, she feared nothing at all. Her speech was clear, and she was eloquent, professional, elegant, composed, and sophisticated. The people below all recalled the way she used to be when she was the CEO.
As for Jane, she had been sweating profusely below the stage, causing all her makeup to be smudged. She was too flustered to notice what Cheyenne was saying.
“Okay, this is the end of today’s meeting. I hope we will all strive to make the Brilliance Corporation better under Miss Carter’s lead!”
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With Cayman’s closing speech, everyone applauded loudly, and Jane finally returned to her senses.
Seeing Cheyenne stand up and walk toward the conference room exit accompanied by Cayman and Denning, Jane hurriedly wiped a handful of cold sweat from her face and ran after her. “Miss Carter, please wait!”
Countless people below the stage were watching with their eyes wide open, waiting to see what Jane would say to Cheyenne.
After all, Jane despised Cheyenne, and almost everyone in the company knew this, especially since many had witnessed the scolding in the morning.
With an icy-cold gaze, Cheyenne looked at Jane scurrying toward her with her eyeliner and makeup all smudged. There was no derision in her eyes or the thrill of having taken revenge. There was nothing but extreme indifference. “What’s the matter?”
“Um… Miss Carter, we were planning to hold a promotion celebration for me at Lion Restaurant this afternoon, weren’t we? I’d like to invite you to come to tonight’s dinner to congratulate you on becoming the general manager of our Brilliance Corporation!” Jane Harper smiled brightly, as if all those things that happened between her and Cheyenne didn’t exist.
Cheyenne had to admit that she had a high EQ, or rather, she was extremely thick-skinned.
Jane also extended her invitation to Cayman and Denning. “It’s rare for all the leaders to be here. I wonder if you will allow me the honor to have dinner with you.”
Jane deliberately made a playful action that she thought was charming, but she had no idea that she looked extremely revolting with her smudged makeup.
Cheyenne sneered. “How can I qualify to attend your promotion celebration party? I still have to go home to accompany my loser husband, lest he abandons me!”
These were the sarcastic remarks that Jane mocked Cheyenne with earlier. And now that Cheyenne was using them against her, Jane’s face stiffened, and she grew speechless.
Denning frowned and stayed silent. He didn’t know the woman in front of him, but he reckoned that she should have offended Cheyenne Carter, so he wasn’t kind to her at all.
Cayman also frowned as he grasped the main point in Jane’s words. “What promotion?”
As the interim deputy general manager of the Brilliance Corporation, he was naturally very familiar with the recent personnel transfers, and he knew that Jane Harper was a deputy manager in the business department.
Jane ruffled her hair and hurriedly laughed. “Well, the company is going to promote me to the director of the business department! I really have to thank Mr. Cayman and Miss Carter for your trust in me!”
Cayman frowned. “You’re just a deputy manager. How could you be promoted straight to director? Also, who told you about the promotion? How come I don’t know?”
Jane was dumbstruck.
Cayman’s words made her heart drop, and she had an ominous hunch.
“Kate… from the HR department… she came to tell me this morning…” Jane stammered.
Cayman sneered. “Are you new to corporate? There wasn’t an appointment letter, but you believed it just because someone said so? You’re so brainless!”
After saying this, Cayman stopped paying attention to Jane and instead hurriedly turned around and quickly caught up with Cheyenne.
Jane was immediately embarrassed. Cayman obviously meant that she wasn’t going to be promoted to director and that there was never a promotion for her!
In an instant, all eyes were on her!
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