Chapter 262

Chapter 262

"Why should this happen to me? I'm only getting married once in my life. I was planning to buy a diamond ring. Garcia Jewels Company is a century-old business—I thought it was reliable and trustworthy, so I went and bought a diamond necklace. Are you telling me my hundreds of thousands of dollars bought me a piece of broken glass?"

"This is so unfair! We need to fight for justice and demand compensation together. My lifetime of happiness has been ruined like this—my pearl necklace, my pearl bracelet."

"I'm so angry! I just bought mine for my wedding, and now they're telling me it's fake. My love has been tainted."

Online, there were pictures and evidence, and it was even a real-name report.

The people making the reports laid everything out clearly online, even provided evidence, and filed reports with the relevant authorities.

The situation online kept getting worse, trending on social media, and no matter what anyone tried, they couldn't bring down the heat.

Diana looked at the online comments, her red lips curving up, "Everything is finally back on track."

If Aria hadn't married into the family back then and brought a large amount of money to turn things around, Garcia Jewels Company should have gone bankrupt that year.

They'd enjoyed the good life for so many years already—that was enough.

After thinking for a moment, Diana turned and walked out.

Nora followed behind her, "I'll go with you."

To prevent Diana from getting hurt, it was safer for her to tag along.

Diana didn't stop her. The two dressed up nicely and appeared at the entrance of Garcia Jewels Company.

The car stopped, and they looked at the entrance completely surrounded by reporters.

Diana took off her sunglasses, "Let's go around the other way."

The front entrance was now besieged by reporters, but there was a special passage.

They drove to a nearby mall and came to Garcia Jewels Company through the underground passage.

Diana knew this route well and quickly appeared inside the company.

The usually tidy office was now a mess, with everyone gathered in small groups, anxious and unsettled.

"What's going on? Is our company going bankrupt? Is what they're saying online true? Were all the jewelry we sold to customers fake? What about our employee benefits—are those fake too?"

"This is so annoying. Just because we get employee discounts, I've been giving our company's products as gifts. If they're all fake, I'll be so embarrassed when word gets out."

"You still have the energy to talk about this? If the company goes bankrupt, we'll lose our jobs. We're about to become unemployed. Don't you realize how hard it is to find work these days?"

Many people present were long-time employees of the company.

They'd been working there since graduating from college and had never thought about leaving. Now, with the company going bankrupt, they would have no income.

Everyone looked worried, but Diana paid no attention. She glanced at her phone and walked straight to the conference room.

Inside the conference room, the atmosphere was oppressive.

As the company's CEO, Finn was on pins and needles.

The shareholders, one by one, had dark expressions on their faces, demanding answers.

"When we first handed the business over to the Scott family, I raised concerns that the Scott family's foundation in this industry was too shallow. They'd just established their company, and handing over such a big business to them made me very uneasy. But you kept promising to guarantee quality and that nothing would go wrong, so we allowed it. Now what?"

"As the company's boss, you should be responsible for everything. We're now caught in a media storm. Tell us, what are we going to do? Are we just going to let this get more and more out of control?"

If the company continued like this, there was only one path left—liquidation and bankruptcy.

Everyone was indignant, eyes wide.

Finn was sweating profusely, trying hard to suppress his anger while appeasing everyone.

"Please don't be angry, let me explain. This is indeed my fault. I showed favoritism and didn't investigate properly. I never imagined these bastards would be bold enough to pass off fakes as real. Rest assured, I will definitely pursue their legal responsibility."

"Cut the crap! Pursuing responsibility is for later. First think about what to do now. According to the contract, fake goods mean tenfold compensation. Where's that money coming from?"

"I already went to the finance department. Recently, your family has taken most of the company's liquid assets. Apart from monthly salaries, there's only a few million dollars left. What now?"

Now that this had happened, the best solution was to pay up and show the bearing of a major company.

But with sales of over a billion dollars and tenfold compensation for fakes, that's over ten billion dollars.

More importantly, some major contracts had a hundredfold compensation clause for fakes.

Someone brought up, "I heard your daughter has a special relationship with Michael. If Michael were willing to step up and do something for us now, everything would be easier to solve."

Everyone's eyes lit up.

Expectant gazes turned in unison.

More sweat poured down Finn's forehead.

In the past, he might have been able to use Orla and family ties to manipulate Diana into saving the company, but now that was impossible.

Diana was currently investigating what happened back then. If she found out the truth, forget about helping—it would be good if she didn't kick them while they were down.

Wait, why did this blow up?

The Scott family wouldn't be stupid enough to dig their own grave.

And only a handful of people knew about this. Even he had just received the news. So could it be Diana?

For a moment, cold sweat streamed down Finn's forehead.

The conference room door was pushed open.

Diana walked in from outside, with Nora following behind her.

"Are you all having a shareholders' meeting? Why didn't anyone tell me?"

Looking around, Diana casually grabbed a chair and dragged it over to Finn's side.

Nora followed suit, dragging a chair behind her.

The chairs scraped against the floor, and the people present had various expressions, but no one spoke up.

Soon, Diana and Nora sat down.

Finn was furious, "What are you doing? Don't you have any manners? The company has gotten into this mess, we're overwhelmed with problems, and you're here making trouble?"

"Can you solve the problem by being here? The company's been in your hands and revenue has dropped year after year. If my mother were alive, the company would definitely be different."

Diana sighed regretfully as she spoke, looking disappointed.

Finn's chest heaved violently with anger, and he slammed his hand on the table, "What are you saying?"