Revenge is best served cold

Chapter 220 The Beginning of a Setup

Just like the first time I stepped into the conference room, the board members

were already seated. As soon as I stepped in, Mr. Plume enthusiastically patted the seat next to him. "Jae, sit here."

I nodded and sat down quietly.

Scanning the room, I noticed that no one was looking at me with the same sarcasm and condescension as before. I knew this meant they were gradually acknowledging my abilities.

Soon, Dad arrived, and the board meeting officially began.

This time, the focus was on the company's launched Al project. The goal was to appoint a project lead from among the board members.

As soon as the project overview was presented, Jack was the first to speak. "I think Jane should take charge of this project."

I raised an eyebrow at him and let out a cold scoff.

Dad turned to me and asked, "Jae, what do you think?"

shrugged, looking indifferent. "I'll go along with

none of the board members raised any objections. The decision to appoint

meeting, Jack caught up to me, his smile laced with provocation. "You'd better do

walking away. I watched his retreating figure, feeling nothing but calm. The moment he nominated me for the project lead, I knew exactly

choice. What I hadn't expected was that he would be bold enough to gamble

to gather all the basic information about the project. After reviewing the details, I

assigned to the project was a senior employee from the company's tech department, Rolf Jordan. The moment I saw him, I

began, the conference room door suddenly swung

smiled faintly. "I'm just

back to

set me up, avoiding him

I wanted to see exactly what he planned to do to force me out of Brown

meeting progressed smoothly. The research team had already been established before I

was simply to ensure the project stayed on the right

was about to end, I caught Jack exchanging frequent glances with Rolf. It all made sense

had seen him in Jack's