Come To Me (Amelia and Patrick)
Chapter 583

The directors' eyes gleamed and Amelia had a bad feeling that they were filled with ill intentions. She blabbered, "Both Apex Construction Corporation and I will be needing your help. So, I hope everyone in this room can work toward the same goal and let sleeping dogs lie. Although I lack the experience in facing emergencies when compared to the respectable directors here, I believe that there lays strength in unity. What do you think?"

Kaleb and the rest of the board were slightly upset by Amelia's speech. They were the elders of the company, so why were they being lectured like rookies?

One of the directors broke the tense atmosphere and said, "President Ramsay, I support and endorse your statement. From now on, anything that you wish to enquire, including about the company's operation, finances, new recruitment project and new sponsorship investment, as long as you look for me, I, Jonathan Tucker, will be here for you!"

As soon as Jonathan finished, several directors next to him began to express their earnest opinions one after another.

Out of the corner of her eyes, Amelia noticed that when Jonathan spoke, Kaleb's and the group nearby him had a shift in their expressions. Then, she also observed that Kaleb and Jonathan were sitting at the two ends of the table respectively as if they were representing two different groups. However, the members of Kaleb's group drastically outnumbered Jonathan's.

Regardless, it was always better to have someone backing her than none. After giving Jonathan a grateful nod, Amelia said a few more motivational words to the group and dismissed the meeting.

Kaleb and his party left in a flash, probably to attend their own private meeting.

Glancing at Daniel, Amelia said impolitely, "Go back to your office and sort out the documents. I'll find you later."

Daniel raised his brow and asked, "Why don't you come with me? With you around, so just I won't dare to play any tricks, right?"

Amelia grinned. "You can do whatever you want. If you've cheated me and Apex Construction Corporation, you'll be doomed either way."

Daniel glowered and slammed the chair beneath him. In a fit of frustrated, unvented anger, he stood up and left.

Amelia was not worried if Daniel would take the opportunity to flee. Since the police were able to

give him freedom for one more day, then they must have set up preventative measures, in case he tried to escape. Amelia also believed that Daniel was not so stupid as to tag himself with the crime of abscondment.

When Daniel was out of sight, Amelia caught up to Jonathan and requested, "Uncle Tucker, please stay."

Jonathan turned and looked at Amelia calmly. "President Ramsay, what can I do for you?"

President Ramsay?

She found the new term of address hard to process. She very much preferred if she still was Madam Ramsay.

Pushing the disconsolate thoughts from her mind, she began to cotton up to him. "Uncle Tucker looks familiar to me. Have we met before?"

A smile appeared on Jonathan's face. "President Ramsay, you don't do birthday parties, nor do you live with The Ramsay Family. I only saw Ms. Brittany whenever I visited your family's house in the past." Amelia was surprised. Although Jonathan and she never met, he seemed to be a frequent guest at home. She wondered what was the relationship between him and her father.

As if he could read her mind, Jonathan continued, "Your father and I have known each other since a long time ago. He was the one who brought me along to start the business, so I can be considered as someone who witnessed the growth of the company from the beginning."

Amelia understood and said, "Is this the reason why Uncle Tucker supports me?"

Jonathan nodded. "That's right. Although I don't have high expectations of you, you're still my old friend's daughter. I can't stand by and watch you being alone and helpless."

Amelia thought silently, "How could he say that he doesn't think highly of me right to my face..."

Even though it was the truth, it hurt Amelia's esteem.

Amelia lowered her head sullenly like a reprimanded child. Jonathan added helplessly, "I'm a straight forward person, always saying what's on my mind. If it's something unpleasant, please don't take it personally."

"It's fine!" Amelia quickly waved her hand. "I really don't have much knowledge or background in construction. I'm a complete novice."

Jonathan then said sombrely, "Not only that, you're just a mere supervisor of an enterprise. You can't learn everything you need to run the company overnight."

Amelia slouched in frustration, "Uncle Tucker, if you keep talking like this, I'm going to run out of confidence."

Jonathan looked at her and said, "It's better to recognize your shortcomings earlier, then you can grow faster."

Amelia collected herself and asked, "Since we're both daughters of my father, why don't you support Brittany?"

Jonathan shook his head. "Supporting Brittany also means I'm indirectly supporting Daniel. I don't have a good impression of Daniel, so naturally, I don't want him to return to power." Amelia sighed, "I see."

Jonathan cast a glance at her and suggested, "From now on, you're the acting chairperson of Apex Construction Corporation. Isn't it better for you to quit your job at Roxxon?"

"That seems to be the only option." After evaluating for a while, Amelia nodded, disheartened.

She then continued asking, "By the way, what can I do next to prevent the situation from worsening?"

Jonathan pondered for a moment. "We must hold a press conference as soon as possible. You will attend it and give a formal apology to the families affected. If we don't proceed with this, the public won't have a good opinion on us."

Amelia did not understand. "I'm the one to apologize? Is that okay? I think it'll be more sincere if Daniel personally apologizes."

Jonathan scowled, "Child, if Daniel apologizes, then why were you elected to take his place? All the directors can't wait for Daniel to go to jail and for The Ramsay Family to fall apart, so why would they give Daniel a chance to redeem himself in front of the media?"

"I understand now," Amelia muttered in a muffled voice.

Jonathan said, "It's the best choice if you, the first successor of The Ramsay Family, apologize. However, everything that comes after that will fall directly under your responsibility. All Daniel's faults may fall on you too, so I hope you can prepare yourself for it. Because if you can't stand it, there will be no one left in The Ramsay Family eligible for this position, and the chairperson will then soon be replaced by someone without a clear conscience. Do you understand?"

Amelia fell silent. Slowly but surely, the look in her eyes became determined. "I won't let my father's company fall into someone else's hands!"

Jonathan nodded and mumbled suddenly, "Actually, it's not the first time that this had happened..."

Amelia was startled and asked, "What do you mean?

This isn't the first time?"

Jonathan recalled, "There was a year when your father received a government project to repair a bridge. However, because of a minor mistake, the deck collapsed and caved in. Even though the affected area was small, dozens of workers fell into the water and drowned..."

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