Mr. Kane Got Blacklisted

Aubrey found herself momentarily speechless, her lips trembling.

Darcie fixed her gaze on Stella. "Stella, are you sure about checking the surveillance? If Sonia's the one responsible for the damage, how do you intend to handle it?"

"We should get the police involved," Stella retorted. "If Sonia's behind the breakage of this expensive item, shouldn't we let the authorities assess the situation?"

Darcie's expression darkened.

Jaylene couldn't contain herself. "Stella, you were the one who insisted on bringing Sonia in, and it was only because of that my mom agreed. Now that she's caused trouble, are you just going to shift all the blame onto her without taking any responsibility yourself?"

Stella fell silent for a moment. "Jaylene, some matters are better dealt with behind closed doors among family members. Why air it out here?"

Thinking Stella was backing down, Jaylene persisted, growing bolder. "The S-type essential oil was destroyed; it affects the entire company’s interests. Shouldn't we be transparent about it? Why keep it under wraps?"

Stella lifted her gaze. "If you want to discuss it here, that's fine. You keep insisting I take responsibility because I brought Sonia in. She made a mistake, so I should bear some responsibility. But let me ask you, when your past mistakes nearly cost US Grace's account, where was the accountability from Ms. Arnold, who vouched for you to join the company? You, the one who made the mistake, are still here; aren't you vouched in by her? Why don't you mention a word about that?"

Jaylene looked ashamed. "I'm not like Sonia. Caline is our family's company; what's wrong with me working here? Aren't you working here too? Content is © 2024 NôvelDrama.Org.

Stella appeared indifferent. "That's where you're wrong. I'm not like you. My mother is the founder of Caline, and I hold 53% of Caline's shares. I'm the largest shareholder of Caline, so working in my own company is reasonable."

Darcie hadn't intended to intervene initially, silently acknowledging Jaylene's point. But she didn't expect Stella to bring this up. After feigning silence for a while, she finally spoke up. "Stella, let's just check the surveillance. There's no need to create a scene in front of outsiders."

Stella refused. "Ms. Arnold, earlier when I suggested discussing this privately, Ms. Saun objected, and you didn't oppose. Now, I want to make things clear, so I hope you won't interfere."

Darcie's face turned slightly red, about to say something, but Stella cut her off.

Stella thought to herself, "You wanted to play dumb, didn't you? Then keep pretending!"

"When this company was founded, my mother invested nearly 90% of the startup capital, and you contributed 10% as a partner. In just a few years, we made Caline a success. After my mother passed away, to balance the relationship between partners, she sold some shares to you, and she also developed the perfume 'Secret Garden,' which is still selling well today. Unfortunately, she died during childbirth, and I was mistakenly separated from my family for over twenty years.

"The shares my mother held were managed by my uncle for two years after her death, then returned to my father. My father knew nothing about this industry, so he asked you to manage it, which lasted for twenty years.

When I was recognized as a member of the Saun family, he transferred the Caline shares to me."

Stella surveyed the room before speaking calmly again. "I admire your courage back then, investing your entire fortune to start Caline with my mother, and managing Caline so well after my mother's death. Although my father used to give you 20% of the annual profits as a token of appreciation for your contributions to Caline, and it was a couple helping each other, which is understandable, but now I am the largest shareholder of the company. I feel uncomfortable just being a figurehead, so I wanted to come and share some of the pressure with Ms. Arnold."