Keira and the others stood near the elevator, and thus, as soon as Ellis and Ken stepped out, they sawthe group up ahead and quickened their pace.
Keiraâs group also noticed them. Wayne immediately ceased his prior threats and, smiling, looked atKen. âKen, what a coincidence! Are you and Mr. Ellis⦠going
out?â
Ken, however, didnât answer the question. His gaze swept over the group, clearly noticing theaggression on Wayneâs face and the grievance in Maryâs eDaviss.
He didnât respond to Wayneâs words but immediately furrowed his brows and asked, âWhatâs going onhere?â
Fearing that Mary would tattle, Wayne quickly said, âItâs nothing serious. Itâs just that Mary is young anddisobedient. Sheâs been lining her pockets, using her position for personal gain, and giving thecompanyâs project to her friend. Now that the contractâs deadline has passed, Keera hasnât handedover the goods, and the company has sued her. She came to the company today spouting nonsense,thinking about deceiving us
alongside Director Brian!â
Brian spoke up right away. âI didnât, Director Davis, hereâs the thingâ¦â
âYou want to spew more nonsense here and disrupt my Ken?â Wayne interrupted him, scoffed, andthen looked towards Ken. âKen, you canât believe what he says. He just told me that Keeraâs companyreleased a project worth several billion. Isnât that ridiculous?â
Upon hearing this, Ken also slightly furrowed his
brows.
As the chairman of Davis Corporation, he didnât involve himself with every detail and certainly didnât
understand the technical aspects, but he also thought that a research finding worth several billion wasfar-fetched, after allâ¦
Ellis burst into laughter and said what Ken was thinking. âA research and development project worthseveral billion? If there were such projects, you could apply for a patent, even win an award, right? Sofar, very few achievements in the new energy industry can reach that mark. Keera, if your company hadsuch a talent, you would have taken off already. Would you
still need to argue here over an investment of a few million to pay a 20 million breach of contract fee?â
Was that the solution Keera and Mary came up with?
Create a new project and brazenly claim itâs worth several billion⦠They should thank their lucky starsfor coming up with such an idea!
Women, long on hair and short on insight. If he hadnât come today, how would those two manage towrap this up?
Wayne immediately chimed in. âExactly, itâs laughable, spouting such lies. And to think that DirectorBrian was biased towards them, insisting it was the truth⦠Ken, itâs my fault for not managing Maryproperly, causing such a big joke! But rest assured, Iâve already dismissed both Director Brian andMary. As for Keeraâs company, we must hold them accountable; we wonât withdraw the lawsuit!â
Ken frowned and before he could speak, Ellis took the opportunity. âThat serious? No wonder it scaredthe two young ladies into thinking of such a plan!â
He looked straight at Ken and said slowly, âMr. Davis, isnât your company management a bit too strict?And
arenât you a bit unkind to your partners? Itâs just a few days late on a submission! I heard because ofthis, they were driven to the brink of losing their home and breaking up the family?â
Kenâs brows knitted together in concern. âWhatâs
going on? Who got driven to ruin? How much did you
invest in them?â
Mary hurriedly said, â2.3 million! But the penalty is 20
million.â
âThat much?â Ken looked at Wayne, âThatâs not normal, whatâs going on?â
Wayne simply coughed and said, âThis is the contract that Mary signed. Iâm just executing it as stated!â
Mary immediately cut in. âUncle Ken, there was a mistake in the contract at the time. The penalty isusually at most double, rarely ten times. Because of
this, Keeraâs husband divorced her. Even if she sold her
house, she couldnât afford to pay⦠and now the project has been resolved, itâs just a five-day delayâ¦â
Of course, Keira wouldnât make things difficult for Mary as she had also completed the previous project.
Ken furrowed his brows. âIs it a large impact on us?â
Mary immediately replied, âNo impact whatsoever.â
Ken was resolute and immediately said, âThen thereâs no need to pursue it. Withdraw the lawsuit!â
Wayne was about to say something when Ken turned to him, âDoing business is doing business, butwe are one of Clanceâs five major families, so we must have our own magnanimity. For a project of acouple hundred thousand, driving someone to ruin is too
much!â
Wayne couldnât speak after being reprimanded.
Ken looked again at Mary. âYou can come back to
work.â
âKen!â
Wayne was dissatisfied. âWe can let Keeraâs comp slide as you said, but Maryâs behavior is unacceptaIf everyone invests based on relationships and continues asking for extensions out of sentiment, ho willour company function in the future?!â
Ken then said, âMary is among the youngest generation with the most drive. Moreover, sheâs a
Davis by name. She should have certain privileges in
our company!â
That settled the matter.
Maryâs heart leaped with joy.
By remaining employed with Davis Corporation, her parents would be proud of her, and Wayne couldnâttreat her too unfairly from now onâ¦
But having offended Wayne, her future days in Davis Corporation wouldnât be easy.
As she was reflecting on this, Ken turned to Brian. âBrian, youâ¦â
Wayne interrupted him. âKen, Mary is young and naïve. She did it for her best friend, but Brian crossedthe line, right? Not only did he not point out the young onesâ mistakes, but he actually tried to cover forthem and hoped to bluff his way through. Talking about billion-dollar projects⦠I really donât know whatbenefits Keeraâs company has given you to make you spout such nonsense!â
Brianâs brow furrowed deeply.
Wayne said angrily, âBrian, with what youâve done, the company could sue you! We can even accuseyou of fraud!â
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Brian felt like a scholar against soldiers, bereft of
reason.
Dealing with a management that doesnât understand technology is utterly pointless!
At that moment, a sports car screeched to a halt down. below their company building, and immediately,a person dashed over briskly. âBrian, Brian, what you said on the phone earlier, is it true? That projectproposal, the Olsen Group wants it! Show it to me. If thereâs no problem, Iâve brought the contract!â