Chapter 106

As she was lost in her thoughts, lan’s phone rang. It was Jeff on the line.

lan had originally left for an urgent overseas meeting, but now he was trapped in an elevator. Whining about it wouldn’t help any, so all he could do was tell Jeff to prepare to take his place at the meeting.

Jeff, his right–hand man, was used to filling in for him at meetings, so he quickly got ready.

lan was as cool as a cucumber, not even a hint of panic on his face, even in the confined space of the elevator. It was as if he was in his own backyard.

“I’ve passed on your message to Neil,” Jeff reported.

lan nodded, “The project with the Pennyfeathers, has our business department blocked it?

Maja, standing next to him, froze. She thought she had misheard.

She glanced at the reflective surface of the elevator and saw clear disgust in lan’s eyes. Her lips sealed shut. Now she understood why her father had suddenly acted this way. Probably something lan’s assistant said, plus the Pennyfeathers project being blocked, that must’ve pissed him off and landed him in the ER.

his daughter, naturally, she was worried for Neil.

financing. Once the company got too cozy with the

the cash flow ran dry, the company would face a major crisis.

few years. If they could handle their ongoing projects in

from the bottom, he couldn’t

basically getting paid to do nothing, and so were the

right about one thing. Neil wasn’t

few small stores, Neil

decision–making, a

was adamant about a second round of financing. And he was too reliant on the Raymonds. Once the Raymonds pulled their support, the Pennyfeathers would be screwed.

small project from them, and Neil’s health was already failing. If the Pennyfeathers‘ company ran into trouble, what would

wave of unease.

even willing to sacrifice their marriage for it. She didn’t say a word, just heard lan moving on to

her. Her demeanor seemed even colder

it was enough to see the expressions on their faces. lan was a little confused. He felt like he wasn’t exactly welcome, which gave him

of them spoke to the

outside. The rescuers had

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