Chapter 197 Melvin Wants to Target Natalie
Chapter 197 Melvin Wants to Target Natalie
Chapter 197 Melvin Wants to Target Natalie
Hearing that, Natalie couldn't help but think, "Is he watching my live stream speech?
At that time, I was about to come up with the chicken porridge, but I heard the journalist's irresponsible
query and saw the spokesperson of the group almost faint. Therefore, I simply went up myself."
Natalie walked over with the chicken porridge and lifted the lid carefully. Fortunately, it only spilled a
little.
Kendrick raised his eyes from the tablet and took the opportunity to bury his face in her bosom. He took
her to his lap and said, "I was considering letting you work during the day and play the violin on the
street at night. Now it seems that you can also work as a public relations spokesperson on weekends."
The implication was that Natalie could work three jobs and earn three salaries to support him.
Natalie did not get it at first. After thinking for a while, she said in her heart with anger, "He's obviously
trying to exploit me!
What an unscrupulous and shameless capitalist!
He wants to drain me!"
Natalie tried to break free from his hand wrapping around her waist and patted it while saying, "You're
too unscrupulous. How can you exploit me by asking me to work three jobs?"
"Do you think I'm so easy to support?" Kendrick felt proud instead of ashamed, without any
psychological scruples or burdens. He said cheekily, "How can you support me without working
harder?"
Natalie pursed her lips as if to contradict him, but she could not. After all, she had made the promise
herself. Meanwhile, Kendrick thought her angry little face was really cute.
He kissed her cheek and said in a gentle tone, "I was just teasing you."
Kendrick naturally could not bear to see Natalie suffer.
Natalie turned to glare at him and said with a blushing and angry face, "That must be what you are
thinking. Otherwise, how would you say that?"
Kendrick hadn't expected her to take it to heart.
He smiled lightly and kissed her again. "Aren't you tired of talking so much? Do you want some water?"
"Yes, my throat is burning up."
Kendrick reached for the mug on the table with warm water in it.
Natalie thought he was going to hand it to her, but she hadn't expected him to drink it himself.
Her face grew suddenly dark, and she was so angry that she reached for the mug. Unexpectedly,
Kendrick caught her chin and kissed her directly, and all the water was poured into her mouth.
It was a really intimate way of drinking water.
Natalie had never heard of it before.
Such was the undisguised thick joy and love that ran through Kendrick's bones and blood.
Therefore, he would not miss any opportunity to be intimate and entangled with her.
Natalie's face flushed again.
Fearing that she might unconsciously incite him again, she got down from him flustered and began to
divide the chicken porridge.
Suddenly, Kendrick coughed softly.
"Did you catch a cold?"
"No, but my throat is not feeling well." Material © of NôvelDrama.Org.
He thought, "I have had a sore throat all day and have been coughing for a long time, but it shouldn't
be a cold. Maybe it's because of the long meeting today. If I do catch a cold, I may have to sleep alone
again. That must be very cold!"
Natalie immediately went for a forehead thermometer to take his temperature. Fortunately, he didn't
have a fever.
"Then tonight..."
Kendrick looked up at her.
"You should rest early."
This was acceptable for Kendrick.
The two of them shared a box of chicken porridge. It was now winter, and the hot porridge warmed
them up. Kendrick had never had such simple, homely food before. To him, all the food was just to
maintain his physical strength and nutrition.
After he was together with Natalie, he finally felt what life was about.
...
Natalie's live-stream rebuttal against the journalist had been on the hot search all night.
The comments were very exciting.
[She's so eloquent. Will she consider publishing a book? I'll be the first to buy it!]
[There seems to be nothing wrong with what she said, but each of her words is sarcastic. Did you guys
notice that? Obviously, she means that A is not as good as B and that they have different levels of
thinking. Apparently, she was mocking A for being stupid.]
[I think she can even take a position in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.]
[Am I the only one who noticed the bag in her hand? Is that chicken porridge? I want to eat that too.]
In fact, some of those journalists were invited by Melvin.
The Ramsey Group had always been on the cusp, so naturally, it was important to maintain a good
relationship with the media.
Melvin had openly and secretly revealed in advance that it was Kendrick who had been playing tricks
behind this matter, which explained why there would be a crisis as soon as he handed over the
financial business to him.
However, he had no evidence.
Therefore, he could only slander Kendrick with unfounded accusations.
Now, seeing Natalie on the hot search, with comments mostly mocking him, he was even more
infuriated.
He could not let go of it at all and was determined to cause some more trouble.
After thinking for a long time, he decided to target Natalie this time.
He said in his heart, "Well, let's wait and see how long you can be so arrogant!
I'll find a way to split and reorganize Ramsey Fashion and cut off all of your brand lines. Anyway, many
of them are not profitable. Then I'll dismiss all your colleagues, leaving you alone in helplessness."
Melvin could do nothing to the mid-level and senior executives.
However, he was confident in dealing with those who followed Natalie, for they were all newcomers to
the company.
He thought, "After all, I'm at least a shareholder, so it will be just a piece of cake to fire them all.
If Kendrick dares to interfere in this?"
Melvin chuckled at the thought.
Then his thoughts went on, "Three months ago, Kendrick agreed to the plan of business division and
restructuring proposed by the strategic development department. At that time, Ramsey Fashion was in
loss-making, with a complex and cumbersome product line that consumed a lot of resources.
Therefore, if he suddenly retracts now, then he will be going back on his words."
...
Natalie soon received the news.
Her colleagues were interviewed by the group's human resources managers because of their
performance.
Indeed, these people had not been led by a capable leader before Natalie's arrival, so their
performance evaluation for the last three quarters was quite poor.
Natalie couldn't help but think, "The Ramsey Group has been established for many years and has
complex internal factions.
Department fights have existed for many years.
I also received news that Melvin is putting pressure on the strategic development department to restart
the optimization plan for the fashion and beauty brands.
He also said the plan had been approved by Kendrick, who is busy dealing with the financial crisis.
Therefore, Melvin takes the opportunity to offer to handle this small matter for him.
In fact, fools are not scary or annoying.
However, it's annoying that such a fool like him had to pretend to be smart.
He has really overestimated himself."
...
Melvin gathered a group of people for a meeting.
When Natalie arrived, she heard him say complacently in the main seat, "I thought you wouldn't dare to
come!"
There were many bodyguards in the conference room.
Melvin had specially arranged for them there, fearing that Natalie would suddenly get physical.
After all, he had learned how short-tempered she could be.
Melvin proudly raised the plan in his hand and said, "After the preliminary review, Kendrick thought the
plan was okay, but it hasn't been carried out yet. He's too busy, so today, I am going to help him get this
done.
"We'll streamline the brands, cut the budget, and reduce personnel expenses. In short, we'll shut down
all the unprofitable plans and fire all those who are useless. The Ramsey Group doesn't need any idle
employees. Don't think that you can still work here while being slack."
He named a few people, all of whom were colleagues related to Natalie. "Look at your poor
performances in the previous three quarters. If we don't fire you, others will definitely think the Ramsey
Group is a nursing home!"
After that, he said to Natalie, "You can raise your objections."
Natalie glanced at him casually and said, "I have no objection."
Melvin hadn't expected to hear that.
Suddenly, Natalie sneered, "But let's first make clear who the boss of the fashion department is. Who
gives you the right to interfere in our affairs?"
"It's Susan. Unfortunately, she is now overseas, and I have the executive power. Therefore, why can't I
fire these people? Even if Susan is here, I can still kick them out."
"Really?" Suddenly, the door of the conference room was slowly opened, and a calm female voice
sounded, "My good nephew, we haven't seen each other for many years, and you're still so impolite!"