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.

naturally, she was worried

been going downhill these past few years, relying too much on the Raymonds‘ connections. She had tried to warn Neil not to expand business at this crucial time; not to blindly seek financing. Once the company got too

the company would face a

cash these past few years. If they could handle their ongoing projects in time, cut unnecessary

Neil had worked his way up from the bottom, he couldn’t bear to fire

nothing, and so

but she was right about one thing. Neil wasn’t capable of managing

it were just a few small stores, Neil could handle it.

decisive decision–making, a more ruthless attitude. Clearly, Neil had none

he was acting stubborn, couldn’t stand seeing the business he built with his own hands slowly fail, so he was adamant about a second round of financing. And he was too reliant

Neil’s health was already failing. If the Pennyfeathers‘

wave of unease.

willing to sacrifice their marriage for it. She didn’t say a word, just heard lan moving on to other work matters. His mention of the Pennyfeathers seemed like an offhand comment.

Her demeanor seemed even colder than before, full of

enough to see the expressions on their faces. lan was a little confused. He felt

of them spoke to

had arrived, and Tyler’s voice was

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