When There Is Nothing Left But Love (Ashton And Scarlett)

Chapter 39

Since I was now in charge of the company’s audit, I went to the Finance Department to check things out.

I was shocked to find that the internal audit had already begun.

Isabelle Leek, the person in charge of the Finance Department, handed me all the company accounts.

“These are all the accounts up until now, Ms. Stovall. Take a look at them. This year’s audit will include

Mr. Quinn’s side of things as well, so the workload will be heavier. Mr. Fuller intends to let Harrison Credit

handle the external audit this year.”

Flipping through the ledgers, I nodded and felt a headache brewing behind my eyes. “Alright, I

understand. I’ll look through these first. Also, can you sort out a copy of AC Credit’s audited data from the

previous years for me?”

“Sure!”

After that, I went back to my office with the documents. Stacey settled some things before coming in only

to see me with my head buried in a stack of documents. “Ms. Stovall, the president of AC Credit, Mr.

Thomas Lowe, just called. He wants to meet with you.”

If AC Credit and Fuller Corporation stopped collaborating, there would probably be a loss of millions.

Hence, I wasn’t surprised that he was anxious to meet me. However, Ashton wanted to end their

collaboration. Perhaps something happened in between which I wasn’t aware of, but I had no time to

spare for Thomas Lowe.

Directing my gaze at Stacey, I ordered, “Just tell him I’m busy. One other thing, contact the president of

Harrison Credit for me. I need to meet him. Look up the companies which were recently audited by

Harrison Credit as well.”

“Okay!” After Stacey left, I buried myself in my work once again.

In the blink of an eye, it was already evening. My back was sore and my whole body felt stiff from sitting

for so long. I stood and walked out of my office, finding that there was no one in the office area.

I made a cup of coffee and went back to my office, planning to order takeout. It looked like I had to stay

here and work overtime today.

“Shouldn’t you be packing up already?” A voice disrupted the silence, startling me slightly. I looked up

and saw that it was Jared.

An involuntary smile appeared on my lips. “Well, you haven’t left yet either.”

He smiled vaguely and handed me the lunch box in his hand. “This soup was just prepared by Devon.

It’s good for your health.”

Surprise filled me as I peered at him, “Thank you.”

We weren’t all that familiar with each other, so I thought that he’d leave right after this. To my

surprise, he remained standing there. Unable to find anything to talk about, I simply kept silent.

“Did Ashton put you in charge of the company’s audit?” He searched for a place to sit down and asked

me.

I nodded. “Yeah. I don’t have much experience with this, so it’s a bit of a headache for me.”

He seemed to fully agree, nodding his head quite a few times. “It has only one year since the company

went public. There is a huge difference between this year’s audit and those from previous years. A slight

mistake will cause the company stocks to plummet. In fact, many companies go bankrupt every year due

to errors in their annual audits.”

He spoke earnestly, so I put down my work and glanced at him with a similar expression, to which he

continued, “Furthermore, the audit company has been switched this year, so you have to be extra

careful.”

This was his reminder to me.

“Ashton knows that auditing isn’t my strength. Why did he still put me in charge of this?” A single mistake

would cost the entire Fuller Corporation. The risk was too great, so I just couldn’t figure out Ashton’s

intentions behind this decision.

Jared straightened up and looked at me. “If you do this right, the shares Old Mr. Fuller left for you will be

legally transferred to your name. You’d possess all the rights to those shares, and you wouldn’t just be a

director. You’d become a partner of the company.”

After a brief pause, he adjusted his clothes and continued, “But if you mess this up, Fuller Corporation

will be in trouble, and you might also face the risk of leaving the company once and for all.”

My brows drew together, and I didn’t know what to say to that.

Is Ashton betting the entire Fuller Corporation on me, or…

I didn’t allow myself to entertain the other possibility and closed the ledger in my hand. As I opened the

soup he had brought, I glanced at him and asked, “I’ve taken over the matters regarding HiTech, but why

does Ashton want me to keep tabs on OrbitTech?”

Jared frowned slightly as if in contemplation, and said after a few beats, “HiTech was acquired by Fuller

Corporation because of its cash flow issues. So far, Joe has been the one managing it. Now that it has

been handed to you, perhaps Ashton wants you to get more exposure to new technologies. After all,

there are policies in place. Soon, the country will support the development of internet and tech

companies. In the future, Fuller Corporation might mostly deal with new technologies, so maybe he

wants you to familiarize yourself with these things in advance.”

He added after a moment, “As for Orbit Tech, perhaps Ashton has plans to acquire it. So teling you to

keep tabs could be because he wants to find out their potential for future development.”

I nodded and took a few sips of the soup. Finding it quite delectable, I looked at him and

expressed my gratitude. “Thank you for your care during this time.”

He smiled and got up to leave.

“Are you heading home?” I asked, glancing at the sky which was already darkening.

He hummed a yes and replied, “I have something on later in the night.”

I nodded as a hint of disappointment flashed through me. I initially thought that we could have supper

together later if he had the time.

After he left, I drank the soup and continued going through the documents until my butt screamed for me

to pack up and leave for the day.