Sweet Submission: Reclaiming Her Love

Chapter 23 Let Them Go

“Harper Group is not going bankrupt!”

Corynn’s vice rang loud and clear as she strode across the lobby. Everyone turned in her direction.

She stopped and steadied herself, then swept her gaze over the engineers.

“That’s very bold of you to say, Miss Harper,” Aydan, another engineer, remarked with a sneer. “Everyone knows that bankruptcy is inevitable. In fact, it’s the only future that awaits this company. Your blind determination alone won’t change what is bound to happen.”

Corynn acknowledged him with a curt nod. Her voice was cold and steely when she said, “I say this because I already found a solution to our problems.”

Nick scoffed and rolled his eyes. “Is that so? Let’s hear it, then! What solution are you talking about?”

Nick had always disapproved of Corynn taking over the company. He didn’t have faith in her skills. Besides, he

was of the mind that a woman’s place is in the kitchen, tending to the home and taking care of the children.

“Sorry, I‘ afraid I can’t share any details with you at this point,” Corryn replied. “But I guarantee that we will be able to deliver on all our existing contracts.” The mockery on Nick’s face did not escape her, but she chose to ignore it.

Nick scoffed again. “How are we supposed to trust a word you say when you won’t give us the specifics?”

weeks left. If the company does go bankrupt by the end of the month, I

like they were going

more.

would be leaving with ten times as much as they usually made. If not, they would be staying on board while making twice as much as they originally did. Either

had pre–existing bias against Corynn, and nothing she said could convince them to support her. “If you ask me,” Aydan piped up, “it looks like you don’t actually

career to

engineers. “What about the rest of you? If you’ve made up your minds to

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this dump?

like,” Aydan added. “Their benefits are just as good as

gritted her teeth, and her eyes narrowed slightly.

a few moments, some of them

“Me, too!”

were those who chose to leave with Aydan and Nick as

for people to seek higher ground, lower places tend to be buried when it floods. We hope you

schooled her expression to remain impassive. “Does anyone else

one said a