Chapter 203 We Are So Lucky To Have You (1/2)

Jean was stunned for a moment and looked at Maranda with an expression that could only be described as shock.

Words that came out of Miranda's mouth completely contradicted what Zed had told her earlier.

Zed had told her that the company had been running well. Wasn't it true?

What exactly was going on here?

It was very unlikely for Zed to lie to her, so why did he lie about such a serious matter?

”Don't you know this matter?” Seeing the expression on Jean's face, Miranda realized she knew nothing about the happenings in the company.

”I don't know.” To hide her embarrassment, Jean covered it up with a smile which looked forced and fake.

”What did you do in the past two...” Maranda stared at Jean, soaked in confusion.

”I wasn't feeling well, so I had to take leave for the last two days.” Jean inwardly hoped Maranda wouldn't start asking more questions.

”Oh, yeah. I see.” Fortunately, Maranda gave an understanding smile relieving Jean of her worries. ”Actually, we don't know the exact details. All the information came through the grapevine. So we are still not sure how to handpick the truth. Hence you shouldn't be worried, '' Maranda added seeing the worry on Jean's face.

Hearing this, Jean couldn't help nodding before saying, ”I know. Since our company hasn't made the final decision, we'd better not come to any conclusion without getting all the facts checked.”

To be honest, deep down she still believed what Zed told her couldn't be a lie.

His belief that the company had made it through such a crisis was what she liked to believe.

After this, Maranda and Jean started sharing pleasantries and talking about their own lives. They had to stop mid-way and get back to their seats when they saw John coming out of his office.

John cleared his throat and went on, ”Dear colleagues, is everyone present here?” He briefly looked around to ensure he got everyone's attention. His gaze fixed on Jean for a few seconds which nobody else except Jean noticed. He then cleared his throat once again and said, ”Due to all the rumours circulating in this office, our boss decided it was best to have a meeting which would put all your minds to rest.”

John clapped his hands hard after this announcement. And he continued to add, ”So stop what you are doing and set aside work in progress because you need to immediately attend the meeting.”

He stood there looking at the audience to see whether anybody had any questions, but left when he realized they had none.

The minute he stepped back to his office, the pin-drop silence broke making it an extremely noisy place. People were talking and looking at each other with various expressions.

”Is our company going to be dissolved?” asked a worker who was afraid of losing his job.

”I have noticed that John looked a little serious. So I guess it might be, ” replied another. ”It seems that we should all start hunting for new jobs, ” came a reply from another worker.

Hearing these comments, people were getting anxious and worried. Their lives were dangling on the edge of a cliff.