Chapter 182 The Board Of Directors
For the next two days, Rachel was busy amending the proposal and didn''t spare any time for other
small matters.
When she arrived at thepany on the morning of the third day, She was surprised to find a bus
parked outside thepany''s building. Then, she thought to herself doubtfully, ''I didn''t hear about any
business trip in thest two days. Maybe people from another department are going on a business
trip?''
She went straight to her office, only to find that some of her colleagues in the office had luggage bags
with them.
Confused, she pushed open the door to Daniel''s office and walked in directly.
"Daniel, what''s going on? Where are they all going?" Rachel asked, pointing at her colleagues outside
the office, who were ready to go.
However, she suddenly noticed that there was also a blue luggage bag under Daniel''s office table.
"Training. We''re going to have a two-week isted training at the Streams Company''s resort in the
neighboring city, " Daniel said, fixing his cor and preparing to leave.
"Now? Why didn''t you inform me about this before? I didn''t prepare anything, " Rachel said, looking at
Daniel in astonishment.
Daniel looked at her and said with a smile, "Mrs. Rong, did I tell you that you''re included in this
training?"
"No, but I''m a member of this team. What''s more, I need this training more than they do. They all have
relevant education backgrounds for this profession, while I don''t, " Rachel retorted.
"Yes, you''re right. I thought so too. But you have to ask your man for an exnation, " Daniel said,
taking his luggage bag and walking outside.
"Wait, " Rachel said, taking a step towards him and grabbing his arm. "Just give me 10 minutes. I''ll go
upstairs and ask him."
Then, she rushed hastily to the CEO''s office.
Hiram, who had arrived at his office just minutes ago, had barely sat down when Rachel came in
without knocking on the door and questioned him.
"Hiram, why am I excluded from the training?"
Hiram took off the watch on his wrist, put it into the top drawer of his table and answered, "There''s no
need for you to go to that remote ce. Besides, Daniel can train youter."
"But training with my team is beneficial. It can promote creative thinking, and it can also improve my
rtionship with my colleagues. Why are you excluding me from it?" Rachel asked.
Hiram sighed and said, "Rachel, I admit that my original n was to let you work as hard as them.
But after all the things that happened recently, I just want you to stay here with me safely. As for the
other things, I''ll help you solve them."
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Perhaps, Rachel didn''t understand what Hiram was thinking. But at that moment, all Hiram wanted was
for her to stay with him.
"Hiram, I don''t want any special treatment. I want you to treat me impartially as a member of the team, "
Rachel said. She could understand Hiram''s care for her, but she didn''t need it now.
Hiram sighed and said, "Treat you impartially? You are my wife. How could I treat you impartially?
Rachel, please stay with me. I can teach you everything you want to learn. Just stay with me and don''t
get out of my sight, okay?"
However, Rachel shook her head and said, "No, I want to stay with my team. I''m leaving with them.
Whether you agree to it or not, I''m going with them."
Then, Rachel turned around and left Hiram''s office.
Since Rachel happened to keep a set of clothes in her office, she could take them with her on the trip.
She could manage with just two sets since the training was only for two weeks.
Hiram sighed again after Rachel left. He closed his eyes and rested his forehead on his arm. After a
while, Chad walked into his office and said, "Hiram, Rachel has boarded the bus. Daniel wants me to
ask you whether you agree to let her go or not."
Hiram stood up and walked to the window. He stared at the bus below and said, "Let her go."
Chad nodded and sent a message to Daniel. Then, he looked at Hiram and said, "Hiram, I want to tell
you something. But I don''t know if it''s appropriate to say it.
Daniel is the one who saved Rachel. Usually, the person who is rescued will develop a special bond
with his or her rescuer. I wonder if Rachel could fall in love with Daniel if they spend too much time
together."
Right after he finished his sentence, Chad really wanted to p himself in the face. He wasn''t the kind
of person who liked to gossip about other people. Why had he suddenly said something like that?
Perhaps it was because when Daniel had gone to save Rachel, everybody could tell from his
expression that he cared too much about her.
Hiram narrowed his eyes when he heard what Chad said. He tapped on the window repeatedly, and
then said, "I''m not sure about other people.
But Daniel is one of the small group of people that I trust."
Chad nodded and said, "Yes, although Daniel likes flirting with women, he knows how far to go and
when to stop. Maybe I just worry too much."
Chad was worried that the rtionship between Rachel and Hiram would turn sour after this kidnapping
incident, which would make it easier for someone to enter the picture now and separate them.
"Then, should I send someone to spy on her?" Chad asked.
"Okay, tell them not to interfere as long as she''s safe, " Hiram said, looking at the bus, which had slowly
driven away.
Time flew by quickly.
Two weekster, In the meeting room of the board of directors on the top floor of Streams Company''s
building, a meeting was going on.
"Mr. Zhao, please don''t worry about it. Streams Company has experienced hundreds of difficulties far
worse than this rumor since its establishment. The rumor this time isn''t enough to harm us even a bit, "
Richard Rong said to Judd Zhao, one of the directors in the board.
"But things won''t go smoothly as you expect. Mr. Rong, you have a deep-rooted positive attitude
towards the future of thepany. But we are not like you. People are gossiping about ourpany
nowadays. And gossip can be dangerous. I believe that''s the reason why our stock has been falling, "
Judd, a 50-year-old man wearing a pair of ck-framed sses, said to Richard.
"Mr. Zhao, Hiram has handled that issue better than anyone else could have. Even you couldn''t have
pulled it off as perfectly as him if you''d been in his shoes. And as a matter of fact, that issue was a
critical incident. No matter what we had chosen to do, people would be gossiping about us anyway."
Richard smiled and crossed his legs.
After hearing this, Chad exchanged a nce with Luke, who was sitting opposite him.
Luke took a look at Hiram and said, "Hiram, I''ve already gotten to the bottom of this issue. It''s the Yan
Group that is plotting against us. They used the theater kidnapping case to nder ourpany. I
think we should use them of such malicious nder."
"Luke is right. Hiram, they have been purposely telling the public that you are an irresponsible man who
treats people indifferently and keeps his marriage a secret. Your public image is dropping because of
them, "
Chad said.
Hearing these words, Judd Zhao said, "Hiram, I think you should let your wife rify this matter."
Richard nodded and said, "Hiram, Mr. Zhao is right. It''s better if Rachel is the one to rify this matter.
You don''t have to do anything. All you need to do is appear with her in public, and the rumor would
disappear."
All the other shareholders nodded along in agreement with Richard''s advice, thinking it was the most
efficient way to deal with this issue.
However, Hiram, who was wearing a tailored dark-grey suit that perfectly reflected both his maturity
and his unique personality, was contemting something.