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

at this crucial time; not to blindly seek financing. Once the company got too cozy with the banks, debt would pile up, and bankruptcy could hit at any moment. Business was like a battlefield, and big companies especially needed to keep an eye on their cash flow.

the cash flow ran dry, the company would

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

way up from the bottom, he couldn’t bear

top brass were basically getting paid to do nothing, and so

about one

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

public, it needed more decisive decision–making,

built with his own hands slowly fail, so he was adamant about a second round of

them, and Neil’s health was already failing. If the

wave of unease.

eyes, the company was obviously the most important thing. He was even willing to sacrifice their marriage for it. She didn’t say a word, just heard lan moving on to other work

glanced at her. Her demeanor seemed even colder

their faces. lan was a little confused. He felt like he wasn’t exactly welcome, which

of them spoke

The rescuers had arrived,

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