NOVPUBChapter 944: Chapter 944: I’m Not Satisfied_1 Chapter 944: Chapter 944: I’m Not Satisfied_1 So even after the phone had rung for a long time, on Mr.
Houston’s end, all remained quiet.
Out of options and unable to reach Mr.
Houston, the general manager came looking for him.
He called to ask about the contract situation.
Jacob Zahn, gritting his teeth, had to explain, “Mr.
Webster, over at Majestic Corp., for some reason, their CEO has held off on the contract.”
Mr.
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Webster’s first reaction was, “Could it be that they plan to sign with someone else?”
Jacob Zahn thought to himself that he had actually forgotten to ask such an important question.
But to admit his forgetfulness would be the same as admitting his incompetence to Mr.
Webster.
The question was so important, and he had forgotten to ask it.
Thus, Jacob Zahn clarified, “I asked, but they didn’t want to tell me anything.
Mr.
Houston’s secretary was the one who got in touch with me, and I’ve been unable to get in touch with him.”
“The secretary said Mr.
Houston went out for a business trip, but she has no idea when he will be back.
When I asked why the contract was being withheld, she couldn’t elaborate and also had no idea what their CEO was thinking.”
“So in summary, for every question asked, there were three unknowns.
One can just wonder if they genuinely don’t know or if they’re pretending.” Jacob Zahn said.
“Mr.
Webster, do you suspect that Majestic Corp.
has found another partner?” Jacob Zahn asked.
“My first reaction was exactly that.” Mr.
Webster said, “But then I thought it was unlikely.
Majestic Corp. no𝚟𝚙u𝚋.c𝚘m
is such a large company, others are clamoring to partner with them.
They wouldn’t be swayed by smaller profits.”
“Which company can offer an opportunity that would prompt the CEO of Majestic Corp.
to halt a contract agreement?” Mr.
Webster contemplated aloud.
“For Majestic, as long as the partner company doesn’t have any issues, it doesn’t matter to them who they collaborate with.” Mr.
Webster added.
“Mr.
Webster, would it be possible!that something has gone wrong on Mr.
Houston’s end?” Jacob Zahn asked.
“What makes you think this way?” Mr.
Webster inquired.
“Well, my relationship with Mr.
Houston has been quite good during this collaboration.
Mr.
Houston has given his approval for this collaboration.
While she is the Deputy General Manager, this kind of collaboration isn’t a big deal in Majestic Corp.’s eyes.”
“Once Mr.
Houston had made a decision, even General Manager Webster would not undermine Mr.
Houston’s authority over a trivial matter.” Jacob Zahn elaborated.
“That’s correct.” General Webster nodded.
He would do the same.
“Therefore, since Mr.
Houston himself approved this, it should have naturally passed by their CEO.” Jacob Zahn stated.
“Unless! unless there’s some fault on Mr.
Houston’s side within the company, or even that some mistake was made, causing all business transactions and decisions that she is involved in to be postponed.” Jacob Zahn speculated.
Regardless of whether he was right or wrong, he had to push the responsibility onto Mr.
Houston right now.
He absolutely could not be the one at fault!
Mulling it over, Mr.
Webster replied, “Leave it to me, I’ll handle it.”
After hanging up, Mr.
Webster set out to find out through his own connections what exactly had gone wrong at Majestic Corp.
However, after making inquiries, there seemed to be no internal issues at Majestic Corp.
Nor had anything seemed wrong with Mr.
Houston.
Now, all they could do was wait.
Jacob Zahn was especially quiet in the afternoon, not mentioning anything regarding the contract.
All his colleagues did not notice anything amiss.
They just thought that it was a critical period and that Jacob Zahn was keeping a low profile to avoid Peggy Lewis’s interference.
***
Meanwhile, the International Culinary Competition organizers had held a meeting to discuss how to deal with Jenny Kirk and finally came to a conclusion.
Lucas Johnson also carried out his promise to Adrian Zhekova.
With the fastest speed, the verdict was revealed on the second day.
However, this result couldn’t satisfy Adrian Zhekova.
The International Culinary Competition organizing committee officially announced their decision on Facebook in Hearth Nation.
Just as Jenny Kirk’s colleagues had previously told her.
They asked Jenny Kirk to apologize, and simultaneously, transferred her to a different position.
They had Clark transferred to a position that wasn’t of much significance and wouldn’t have any impact on the future competitions.
Jenny Kirk also posted a sincere written apology on Facebook.
While the netizens weren’t totally satisfied with the outcome,
due to the prompt response from the International Culinary Competition organizers that yielded the result in the fastest possible time-
it seemed like they had taken the views of the netizens into consideration, showing high regard for their opinions.
Moreover, they had taken actions against Jenny Kirk and had not turned a blind eye towards the incident,
thus although the result wasn’t exactly satisfactory, the anger of the netizens was largely assuaged, reducing their previous relentless pursuit.
As for Jenny Kirk’s apology, the majority of netizens felt that it was insincere, and their dislike for her remained.
There were also many netizens who left heated comments under Jenny Kirk’s post,
saying that Hearth Nation did not welcome her.
However, although the netizens stopped pursuing the issue, Adrian Zhekova was still not satisfied.
After the result was announced, Lucas Johnson called Adrian Zhekova personally.
Because Adrian Zhekova had personally called him previously, which let Lucas know that he was taking this matter very seriously.
So, Lucas showed the same level of seriousness in return.
“Mr.
Zhekova, our organization has already announced the decision about Jenny Kirk on Facebook.” Lucas said.
“I saw it.” Adrian replied.
In fact, he was looking at the decision about Jenny Kirk from the International Culinary Competition organizers and Jenny Kirk’s apology on the computer screen right now.
Adrian continued, “However, I’m not satisfied with this result.”
“What?” Lucas was clearly caught off guard, “Mr.
Zhekova, I believe this outcome has sufficiently reflected our sincerity.”
“Jenny Kirk will no longer hold any significant positions and has already apologized for her actions.
What else are you dissatisfied with?” Lucas asked.
“I would have thought at least you would fire Jenny Kirk and revoke her position within the International Chefs Association.” Adrian said.
“This!” Lucas hesitated with an awkward tone, “Mr.
Zhekova, don’t you think that’s too severe?”
“Severe?
The event she interfered with was our Pingla Culinary Competition.
Ignoring our competition rules and meddling with the fairness and impartiality of our competition.
The competition is over and the results cannot be changed.” Adrian pointed out.
“Do you think that the one whose rights were violated in the competition was only Cindy Clarke?
No, it includes the efforts of our hardworking staff, the image and reputation of our fair competition that the Pingla Competition has been maintaining for years, and those other participants who seriously joined the competition, seeking fairness.”
“But now, everything has been ruined by Jenny Kirk.
She ruined the whole competition.
Now, all she does is vacate her original position, make a cavalier apology, and it’s over?”
