Bolton waved the buyer out, his face as dark as the chimney of a steam engine.
This was already the fourth buyer to return from France, all empty-handed—even offering thirty times the price made no difference.
"Damn Frenchmen," Bolton snapped the expensive gold-embellished quill on his desk in half, "they're simply mad!"
Until now, he was utterly convinced of Frank's words, "Why wouldn't they make money if they could?" Hence, he could only describe the French company's decisions as madness.
A knock on the door from his assistant interrupted his bout of anger, "Mr. General Manager, you have a hearing with the Fund Management Committee this afternoon. Less than an hour remains."
Bolton immediately felt a headache but had no choice but to rise and start changing clothes.
After his company received that £800,000 investment, the government investment fund became the largest shareholder with a 38% stake, as well as the primary creditor holding £370,000 worth of company debt.
