Lance looked at the remorseful Deanna in front of him, his eyes filled with pity.
He held Deanna tightly and comforted her, "This isn't your fault. After all, you don't understand the intricacies of the business world. It's normal for your plans to be incomplete."
Deanna was silent for a few seconds.
She knew Lance was right. Although she bore some responsibility for this matter, the biggest blame lay with Kamden.
Thinking of this, she propped herself up, looked up with hopeful eyes, and asked, "Do you think if I hold Kamden accountable now, he will return the embezzled money?"
"It's worth a try. When we get back, gather the information and report it to the police to open a case."
Lance whispered in Deanna's ear, giving her advice.
Deanna hadn't thought it was possible but immediately nodded and said, "Then I'll have the finance manager compile all the information he knows and give it to me."
"That works."
"In that case, I can recover some losses. But we need to hire new employees quickly."
Deanna continued, as if she had thought of something, and looked at Lance again, asking, "Can you recommend a headhunting company? I need to hire people quickly, or the company will be in chaos."
"That's easy. I'll help you contact someone soon."
Lance agreed with a light laugh.
Seeing this, Deanna gave him a sweet smile, "It's so good to have you. There's one last favor."
"What is it?" Lance asked.
Deanna smiled and said, "I want you to teach me how to manage the company. A large part of the reason for the company's current situation is my fault."
If she had understood the complexities involved, she wouldn't have been tricked by Kamden.
Hearing this and seeing Deanna's sad expression in his arms, Lance knew she was still regretting.
"Regarding the company's issues, don't be too hard on yourself. Kamden might be backed by Garrett. Without upper management changes in that company, the employees wouldn't have collectively resigned. This is likely Garrett deliberately making things difficult for you, knowing you're not good at managing the company."
"I wondered why he handed over the company so easily. Turns out he had a backup plan."
Deanna said through gritted teeth.
Lance held her and gently combed her slightly messy hair with his fingers, his voice low, "How about this? Tomorrow I'll have Xavier take a team of managers over to keep the company's key positions running. If you encounter any problems you can't handle, you can ask Xavier. He's been with me for years and can solve many business issues. Once I'm done with my company's matters, I'll come over to help you."
"It's okay. If you're busy, you don't need to come. Besides, with Xavier helping me, there shouldn't be any major problems."
Deanna didn't want Lance to be too exhausted.
Lance smiled but said nothing.
Meanwhile, Garrett returned to the Jones family in a good mood.
Mia saw his smiling face and greeted him playfully, "You're so happy today. Is there good news?"
"More or less."
Garrett sat on the sofa with Mia in his arms.
Without waiting for Mia to ask further, he said proactively, "It won't be long before Deanna comes begging me."
"What do you mean?"
Mia looked at him in surprise.
Garrett raised an eyebrow proudly, "Although I gave her Vortex Technology, she won't be able to manage it well unless she gives it back to me. Otherwise, I won't give her a chance to run it. The company is almost empty now, and its internal funds are barely ten thousand dollars. I want to see how that woman manages without coming back to beg me!"
Hearing this, Mia couldn't help but smile happily.
"So you had such a backup plan. But if Mercer Group helps her out, won't it be useless?"
"Don't worry. For Mercer Group to help her, they'd need to come up with this amount."
Garrett gestured with his hand showing five fingers.
Mia blinked and asked, "Fifty million?"
"No, five hundred million!"
Garrett chuckled coldly, his eyes full of scheming light.
Samantha was shocked, "Why so much?"
"To maintain Vortex Technology's stock market position."
Garrett replied with a sneer.
Deanna was unaware of all this.
With Lance's comfort, her previously anxious mood had calmed down considerably.
Soon, they returned to the manor.
At this time, the two little ones had already come back.
Seeing them, they happily ran up to greet them.
After a moment of family laughter and play, Deanna called the two little ones to do their homework.
Lance watched them go upstairs with gentle eyes and then took out his phone to contact Xavier, "Go check on Vortex Technology's employee resignation situation today. Also, pick a few good managers from headquarters and take them to Vortex Technology tomorrow. Stay there and assist Deanna in managing the company."
"I understand."
Xavier hung up after receiving his orders.
However, things took a turn that night.
A financial news report about the mass resignation of Vortex Technology employees appeared online.