“Mr. Quinn, let’s talk!” I said as I took the documents from his hands.
“What do you want to talk about?” Joe asked as he raised his eyebrows.
The casual way he addressed the conversation really irked me. However, I just swallowed my rage and replied, “It has only been two months and there has already been a problem. Do you take me for a fool?”
“What do you expect? Or are you implying that I have something to do with this?” Joe said with a sneer.
“Don’t you?” I stated with a cold glare. “You were in charge of the Fuller Corporation audits all this while, especially the Robinson Group. Now the very same Robinson Group that was supposed to be AC Credit’s responsibility has problems with their auditing and you expect me to believe that you have nothing to do with this?” I remarked.
Joe leaned back into his chair and glared at me. “Hmph! Yes, it is true that the audits have always been my responsibility. But you should also note that during the past few years when I was in charge, there was nothing that went wrong. The Robinson Group audits had issues after you took over. Can you be sure that you never have made a mistake while looking at their documents and reports? Weren’t you the one who verified and signed the documents? Do you think I was able to interfere in that?” he declared.
Joe paused for a moment to readjust his seat before continuing, “The issues regarding HiTech were brought up by you. Ashton was aware of the nonconformity of the factory in the South District and how I found an alternative to the water supply. We tried to keep all that under wraps because the company has gone public listed and any negative news would have tanked the stock prices. However, you just have to be a little ‘Miss Perfect’ and bring up this issue.”
I was stunned by the revelation. “So you knew all this while but didn’t tell me?” I queried.
“Oh Ms. Stovall, do you still not know the unspoken rules of our industries after all these years? Do you have any idea how large the Fuller Corporation is? Any corporation of this scale would definitely have its flaws. As long as these flaws don’t affect the development or cause any significant problems, the corporation would just overlook them. Moreover, the factory in South District already had its issues settled, it just wasn’t reported to the higher-ups. Did you think the families affected would let the Fuller Corporation off so easily otherwise?” Joe sneered.
why did someone take their life then?” I questioned since I heard the interrogator mention a suicide
year after the incident before
tying the two incidents together
incident at all because it was like what Nick
who signed the auditing documents for Fuller Corporation and HiTech was
to worst, they would announce the termination of employment on
chuckle. “Well, well Mr. Quinn, well played!” I said with my
according to plan he could oust me from the company without
to leave the Fuller Corporation, you will still have your stocks. Your pregnancy will be due soon so you will leave the company one way or
I know I’ll be leaving eventually. You
if I leave because of this or other reasons
Ashton know about this?” I asked while holding back
looked at me for a
that, I felt as if my heart was torn asunder and the air felt suffocating.