Irvin had been missing in action for over a month. Although his businesses fell behind by a lot, the automobile and home appliances part of the company had always been on top of the industry. Therefore, sales for those sectors were not greatly affected. I couldn't predict when GW Group would give up. I could only choose to temporarily delay the business expansion for phones and computers, and continue to promote the main businesses in the hope of trying to gain more time for Irvin.
Fortunately, Irvin had chosen the right employees. After confirming the general plan on what everyone should do, each department started working quickly. I only needed to double-check the documents that needed to be signed every night. After a week, Granger Group finally became stable. I had more free time and wanted to explain the situation to Irvin, so I called him on the phone at noon.
The phone was quickly connected, but after a long time of waiting, no one picked it up. I thought maybe Irvin hadn't had time to answer the phone, and he might have gotten news about Shirley and Dannie. I called again later, and it went straight to voicemail. He turned off his phone.
"Is Mr. Granger still not contactable?" Wylie had been inseparable from me for a while, and often chatted with me. Most importantly, even as the representative of the CEO, I was not qualified to represent Irvin in signing some documents. Wylie, too, hoped that he would come back as soon as possible.
I nodded and walked into the room. "Yes, it seems that his phone is switched off."
I thought for a while, and guessed that Irvin's personal assistant might have another contact. I called to check, but she said that no one in the company had successfully contacted Irvin for nearly a month, which led to a dead end.
I stared at the message Irvin's assistant had left on my phone and felt anxious. It was reasonable to believe that GW group would restrain themselves more after I met with Sean last time, but now I'd lost contact with Irvin. The situation was like not playing with a full deck, and I couldn't feel at ease.
Wylie observed in silence for a moment. Finally, she got up and took out a tightly packaged document from her briefcase. "Take a look at this first."
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