Game Over No Second Chances

Chapter 184

Chris had been a mid-level employee at Amber Group for years.

The company had been filled with people who got in through connections, but some tasks still required real expertise.

Chris had been the unlucky one, excelling in his work and handling major responsibilities single-handedly. That was why Serena had chosen to keep him.

Now, Chris watched as the office was filled with new equipment.

Adjusting his glasses, he reminded her, "So what if you fill this place up again? It's just a shiny facade covering a crumbling foundation.

"Amber Group has no projects. Sooner or later, all of this will be sent back where it came from. Ms. Jansen, all you're doing is just a desperate struggle."

Serena chuckled instead of getting angry.

"You're right. I am struggling. But tell me, Mr. Sanford, why are you still staying at Amber Group?"

Chris fell silent, fiddling with the old watch on his wrist.

Group straight out of college. He knew the company better than any of those hired

him a stable footing over the years. Even if it was full of connection and people looked down on him, he had at least carved out

was struggling too. Serena saw

Chris lifted his head.

windows, illuminating Serena's confident smile. Behind her, the workers were still moving in the

was new blood, new equipment, and the promise of a new

gaze slowly shifted past her, landing on the massive "Amber Group" sign behind

it

set, the new equipment and staffing adjustments

still had two sets of accounts left to review.

two can head home. I'll

urgent. Knowing her well, Alicia simply

bit longer. But he was eventually

through the accounts, the sky outside was pitch black. She left the

past the lobby, she caught a glimpse of herself in the mirror and noticed that her foundation wasn't blending well. She

could reach for her powder, she spotted a figure in the reflection. A shadowy figure stood outside the glass windows, staring