My Stand-In Groom Is A Secret Tycoon (Audrey) novel Chapter 258

Choosing her words carefully, Audrey said, "I'd like to request an advance on my design fee from KioWave."

Claire asked directly, "How much?"

As KioWave's chief designer, Audrey had brought immense profits to the company.

Requesting an advance on a design fee was not a big deal, and Claire had the authority to approve it for Audrey.

"15 million dollars," Audrey said in a lower voice.

It was her first time making such a request, and she felt a bit embarrassed. Without waiting for Claire to refuse, she quickly added, "I can deliver next quarter's new designs a month early and include two extra designs."

Claire responded without much hesitation, "You can submit the new designs whenever you like. As for the 15 million dollars, I believe you can repay it, and your designs are invaluable.

"Just give me an account number, and the funds will be transferred to you in two hours."

Audrey sighed with relief and said, "Thank you."

With the 15 million dollars from KioWave, plus the 2 million dollars from the program, Audrey believed she could handle the crisis.

She could easily have asked Alistair for the 15 million dollars.

However, at the moment, Audrey was not interested in engaging in any financial transactions with him.

"Audrey, are you there?" asked Emily.

The urgent knocking on the door interrupted Audrey's thoughts.

After regaining her composure, Audrey raised her volume and said, "Come in."

Then Emily quickly opened the door and came in.

Emily reported, "Audrey, bad news! I just got word that the shareholders in the company are all in a rush to sell their shares."

Audrey replied calmly, "I know."

Emily said anxiously, "We can't get in touch with Darren now either. He's the largest shareholder in the company apart from Mr. Rhodes, and if he sells his shares like the others, our company will be in big trouble."

With her original shares combined, Audrey surpassed Alistair, becoming the largest shareholder of Rhodes Enterprises.

While Audrey's strict management style brought external calm to Rhodes Enterprises, there were still hidden undercurrents internally.

Outwardly, everything seemed to have settled down quickly.

Upon the announcement of a 10% pay raise, aside from a few individuals who had already resigned, the rest of the staff decided to stay for an additional month in anticipation of the salary increase.

When the employees occasionally gathered in small groups, they couldn't help but express their mixed feelings.

Someone said, "It's a good thing we have Ms. Rhodes; otherwise, we'd all be out of jobs right now."

Another remarked, "Yeah, I'm really glad we didn't choose the wrong side. Those who were with Mr. Rhodes' group are having a tough time at the office now."

"Well, they brought this on themselves. It's their own fault for not recognizing the better option. I've got no sympathy for them," commented an employee.

When Lina overheard the discussion, she took a small sip of her coffee and whispered, "That's no big deal. I've got some big news. Want to hear it?"