Chapter 269: Chapter 269

Chapter 269 The Situation Has Changed Sharply

Cathy Sidney smiled and said, "Martin, you should thank Renee for that."

Martin James smiled and said to Renee James, "Renee, thank you so much for this."

Martin James knew that it would never have been possible without Renee James, and suddenly got Cathy Sidney's consent.

Originally Cathy Sidney was going to Renee James to the company. Renee James gave up voluntarily, just for her to be with Martin James.

This act of kindness will always be remembered by Martin James.

"I'm your cousin, so it's normal to help you. And it's a good thing that Cathy can get to a big platform like Gold." Renee James said with a laugh.

At that time, the waiter began to serve their meal.

So the three continued chatting and negotiated with Cathy Sidney the specifics of Gold matters.

The next morning, it was Friday, the schedule for company's regular meeting time.

Gold Group, all groups, senior executives, all went to the conference room for a meeting.

At the conference room, the group management were also present.

Martin James, as Gold's honorary director, was naturally seated below and sits directly opposite Colby Gracie.

That's when Morgan Gracie walked into the office and the entire Gold office was instantly quiet.

After some examples of speeches and summaries, Morgan Gracie asked, "Martin, Colby, how was the last mission I gave you?"

Martin James stood up straight away.

"Morgan, Cathy Sidney has promised me to join the Gold Group!" Martin James announced the great news.

Martin James sounded loud and spread throughout the conference room.

As a result of that remark, the whole conference room suddenly sounded a sound of discussion.

"Master Martin James did it?" Somebody asked.

"I heard that this Cathy Sidney was extremely difficult to handle. When Mr. Gracie personally invited her, he wasn't entertained. So how come Master Martin James was able to do such a big move?"

Another staff asked. "If it's true, it's enough to show that Master Martin James really has the talent!" Somebody uttered.

When Colby Gracie and Elmer Gracie heard that announcement, their faces changed sharply. If it wasn't for Morgan Gracie who was sitting in front of them, they would have stood up and walked out of that conference room.

There were also some people who supports Colby Gracie and that would be Gracie's family, and they don't look so good either.

They knew that if Martin James won this round, Colby Gracie would be passive.

Even Morgan Gracie, right in front of him, was surprised to hear the revelation.

"Martin, have you really dug into Cathy Sidney?" Morgan Gracie asked.

Morgan Gracie was also well aware of the difficulty of poaching Cathy Sidney, and at one point even thought that neither Martin James nor Colby Gracie would succeed in this matter.

"Morgan, if I dare to say this in front of everyone at the convention, it certainly can't be a joke." Martin James calmed down.

Colby Gracie got up in a hurry.

"Martin James, Cathy Sidney, what's so good about digging. You said were able to convince Cathy Sidney. So you take the contract out for all of us to see!" Colby Gracie's voice was sharp.

Martin James smiled coldly, "Colby Gracie, this is not the perfect time to fantasize about anything. Do you think I'm just bragging?"

"Stop talking nonsense! You take the contract out for everyone to see. So we'll know if you're telling the truth or not." Colby Gracie demanded.

"Alright." He said. Then he continued, "Of course you needed to see the contract to know if I was really telling the truth or not."

The middle and senior executives in the audience nodded.

The Grande also asked, "Martin, you take the contract out, so that naturally you can leave everyone speechless, and that's the best way to prove it. Everybody in this room will raise their doubts on you if won't show any proof."

"Grande, the contract hasn't been signed yet, but Cathy Sidney is downstairs at the company right now. She's here today." Martin James has a confident smile on his face.

"Is that so? Is Cathy Sidney really downstairs? Then invite her to the meeting room." Morgan Gracie ordered.

It was a known fact that if Cathy Sidney signs the contract, that's the only time Martin James could officially win against Colby Gracie. Morgan Gracie will then promote Martin James as Vice President of the Gold Group.

"No problem Morgan." Martin James nodded, then touched the phone and dialed Cathy Sidney.

When the phone was connected, he happily spoke to Cathy and said, "Hey Cathy, come to the conference room on the 6th floor of the company. People are waiting for you."

Martin James was all smiles.

"Martin, I'm...I'm in the hospital right now. I'm afraid I can't come." There was a panicked voice from Cathy Sidney on the phone.

After Martin James heard it, the smile on his face instantly condensed and was replaced by a heavy color.

Just listening to Cathy Sidney's voice, he knew something was wrong. He then wondered what really happened to her and why she was now at the hospital.

"What's going on?" He immediately asked.

Then he added, "Hospital? What's wrong with you Cathy? Why are you in the hospital?" Martin James asked hurriedly.

"My mother had a car accident this morning and she broke her leg. Someone called me and threatened her with her life in the next car accident if I joined the Gold Group. So, I'm really sorry. I'm afraid I can't sign the deal and do as promised. I'm really sorry, Martin." Cathy Sidney was crying. She was torn between helping Martin and performing her task as a daughter to her mother.

What happened was unimaginable. Cathy Sidney's heart was also struggling. After all, she has already promised Martin James her commitment to the company. But for the sake of her mother's life, she had to refuse the offer.

"What!?" Martin exclaimed.

After hearing Cathy's explanation, his face changed sharply, and his eyes flashed with unstoppable anger.

With so many emotions here and there, Martin James unexpectedly slapped his phone on the table and it was unusually loud.

Everyone in the room, all eyes were on Martin James, and no one knew what was going on. They couldn't understand what really happened and why his mood suddenly changed. From a super excited face to a face full of anger now.

"Martin, didn't you call Cathy Sidney to go up? Why did you suddenly drop your cell phone? You really need somebody to ask her to go up." Colby Gracie flashed a sinister smile.

Martin looked at Colby and wondered if it was him who did it to Cathy's mother.

Martin James roared. Meanwhile, with a finger to Colby Gracie, an angry Martin James, the muscles on his face were beating. He got too angry because somebody got hurt just because of their intent to invite Cathy over to work for Gold Group.

He couldn't swallow the fact that somebody could actually do such a horrible thing.

He instantly figured that it was Colby Gracie who did that horrible accident to Cathy Sidney's mother and warned her not to let Cathy join the company. The scenario was a perfect fit for somebody so greedy of fame and power. And that would lead to Colby Gracie alone.

Nobody else but Colby Gracie.

"What did I do? Martin James, what are you talking about? How can I not understand? Now we're not talking about digging up Cathy Sidney?" Colby Gracie showed an in denial appearance and tried so hard to deny everything.

Martin James rushed straight in front of Colby Gracie, grabbed his collar and roared, "You're still here, right? You're looking for someone to drive into Cathy Sidney's mother, and you're looking for someone to call Cathy Sidney! Colby Gracie, you're really insane. Competition is competition. But it was nothing more than that. No need to involve the lives of other people!"

Martin James's eyes exuded so much anger, and the anger from the plot was in full flow. It's like he could burn anything that comes near him.

In the face of such an unexpected situation, the whole conference room was caught in the sound of discussion.

No one expected that this would suddenly happen.

"What? You said I was looking for someone to drive into Cathy Sidney's mother? Still threatening Cathy Sidney? Martin James, what are you talking about? Don't accuse me of something that I didn't do!" Colby Gracie roared, too. He showed anger in defense and cover up what he did.

Colby Gracie continued, "I think it's clear that you can't recruit Cathy Sidney. So you want to put the blame on me! Martin James, you're so shameless too! You have gone too far!"

"How dare you deny it! You bastard!"

An angry Martin James punched Colby Gracie in the face and Colby Gracie was knocked straight down the table.

"Colby!" They exclaimed.

Two executives next to Colby Gracie helped him in a hurry.

"Martin, just because you can't recruit her doesn't mean I actually did something and you could hit me just like that! Such a shame on you. Grandpa, you have to do something about this matter." Colby Gracie covered his face and looked aggrieved.

Financial Director Elmer Gracie also jumped on his feet and went in defense of Colby Gracie. Then he said, "Martin, you're so impossible! Hit someone in the conference room! So unprofessional."

"Yes, you're so unprofessional!"

Bowen Gracie and others, including the Gracie family, have come out on top in defense of Colby Gracie.

Even many other executives lamented, "Whatever the reason may be, it's really wrong to hit someone in a conference room without figuring out what really happened. Especially in front of Mr. Gracie. It's really inappropriate to hit people in front of Mr. Gracie."

Because it was Martin James who suddenly started the fight, and it was also him who hit Colby, the public opinion was completely one sided and it looked very bad for Martin James.

"I can see Colby, you're deliberately giving me a set!" Martin James's eyes were filled with anger.

Elmer Gracie shouted, "What's the next set? It's clear that you can't convince Cathy Sidney, but you want to accuse Colby of something which he didn't do. Martin, you've gone too far!"

"Elmer Gracie, don't let this monster ask for justice. If by any chance I find out that you two have something to do with this incident, I'm warning you Elmer. You and Colby can never get away with this!" Martin James exclaimed angrily.

Martin James was just too angry.

Martin James clearly have won the position but something terrible has happened and clearly, somebody planned about it. Everything was intentional.

Martin James knew in his mind that Elmer Gracie was absolutely involved, and perhaps the idea was brought up by Elmer Gracie.

With that, Martin needs to do something to figure things out.