Keira and the others stood near the elevator, and thus, as soon as Ellis and Ken stepped out, they saw


    the group up ahead and quickened their pace.


    Keira’s group also noticed them. Wayne immediately ceased his prior threats and, smiling, looked at


    Ken. “Ken, what a coincidence! Are you and Mr. Ellis… going


    out?”


    Ken, however, didn’t answer the question. His gaze swept over the group, clearly noticing the


    aggression on Wayne’s face and the grievance in Mary’s eDaviss.


    He didn’t respond to Wayne’s words but immediately furrowed his brows and asked, “What’s going on


    here?”


    Fearing that Mary would tattle, Wayne quickly said, “It’s nothing serious. It’s just that Mary is young and


    disobedient. She’s been lining her pockets, using her position for personal gain, and giving the


    company’s project to her friend. Now that the contract’s deadline has passed, Keera hasn’t handed


    over the goods, and thepany has sued her. She came to thepany today spouting nonsense,


    thinking about deceiving us


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    alongside Director Brian!”


    Brian spoke up right away. “I didn’t, Director Davis, here’s the thing…”


    “You want to spew more nonsense here and disrupt my Ken?” Wayne interrupted him, scoffed, and


    then looked towards Ken. “Ken, you can’t believe what he says. He just told me that Keera’spany


    released a project worth several billion. Isn’t that ridiculous?”


    Upon hearing this, Ken also slightly furrowed his


    brows.


    As the chairman of Davis Corporation, he didn’t involve himself with every detail and certainly didn’t


    understand the technical aspects, but he also thought that a research finding worth several billion was


    far-fetched, after all…


    Ellis burst intoughter and said what Ken was thinking. “A research and development project worth


    several billion? If there were such projects, you could apply for a patent, even win an award, right? So


    far, very few achievements in the new energy industry can reach that mark. Keera, if yourpany had


    such a talent, you would have taken off already. Would you


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    still need to argue here over an investment of a few million to pay a 20 million breach of contract fee?”


    Was that the solution Keera and Mary came up with?


    Create a new project and brazenly im it’s worth several billion… They should thank their lucky stars


    foring up with such an idea!


    Women, long on hair and short on insight. If he hadn’te today, how would those two manage to


    wrap this up?


    Wayne immediately chimed in. “Exactly, it’sughable, spouting such lies. And to think that Director


    Brian was biased towards them, insisting it was the truth… Ken, it’s my fault for not managing Mary


    properly, causing such a big joke! But rest assured, I’ve already dismissed both Director Brian and


    Mary. As for Keera’spany, we must hold them ountable; we won’t withdraw thewsuit!”


    Ken frowned and before he could speak, Ellis took the opportunity. “That serious? No wonder it scared


    the two youngdies into thinking of such a n!”


    He looked straight at Ken and said slowly, “Mr. Davis, isn’t yourpany management a bit too strict?


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    aren’t you a bit unkind to your partners? It’s just a few dayste on a submission! I heard because of


    this, they were driven to the brink of losing their home and breaking up the family?”


    Ken’s brows knitted together in concern. “What’s


    going on? Who got driven to ruin? How much did you


    invest in them?”


    Mary hurriedly said, “2.3 million! But the penalty is 20


    million.”


    “That much?” Ken looked at Wayne, “That’s not normal, what’s going on?”


    Wayne simply coughed and said, “This is the contract that Mary signed. I’m just executing it as stated!”


    Mary immediately cut in. “Uncle Ken, there was a mistake in the contract at the time. The penalty is


    usually at most double, rarely ten times. Because of


    this, Keera’s husband divorced her. Even if she sold her


    house, she couldn’t afford to pay… and now the project has been resolved, it’s just a five-day dy…”


    Of course, Keira wouldn’t make things difficult for Mary as she had alsopleted the previous project.


    Ken furrowed his brows. “Is it arge impact on us?”


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    Mary immediately replied, “No impact whatsoever.”


    Ken was resolute and immediately said, “Then there’s no need to pursue it. Withdraw thewsuit!”


    Wayne was about to say something when Ken turned to him, “Doing business is doing business, but


    we are one of nce’s five major families, so we must have our own magnanimity. For a project of a


    couple hundred thousand, driving someone to ruin is too


    much!”


    Wayne couldn’t speak after being reprimanded.


    Ken looked again at Mary. “You cane back to


    work.”


    “Ken!”


    Wayne was dissatisfied. “We can let Keera’sp slide as you said, but Mary’s behavior is unepta


    If everyone invests based on rtionships and continues asking for extensions out of sentiment, ho will


    ourpany function in the future?!”


    Ken then said, “Mary is among the youngest generation with the most drive. Moreover, she’s a


    Davis by name. She should have certain privileges in


    ourpany!”


    That settled the matter.


    Mary’s heart leaped with joy.


    By remaining employed with Davis Corporation, her parents would be proud of her, and Wayne couldn’t


    treat her too unfairly from now on…


    But having offended Wayne, her future days in Davis Corporation wouldn’t be easy.


    As she was reflecting on this, Ken turned to Brian. “Brian, you…”Original content from N?velDrama.Org.


    Wayne interrupted him. “Ken, Mary is young and na?ve. She did it for her best friend, but Brian crossed


    the line, right? Not only did he not point out the young ones’ mistakes, but he actually tried to cover for


    them and hoped to bluff his way through. Talking about billion-dor projects… I really don’t know what


    benefits Keera’spany has given you to make you spout such nonsense!”


    Brian’s brow furrowed deeply.


    Wayne said angrily, “Brian, with what you’ve done, thepany could sue you! We can even use


    you of fraud!”


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    Brian felt like a schr against soldiers, bereft of


    reason.


    Dealing with a management that doesn’t understand technology is utterly pointless!


    At that moment, a sports car screeched to a halt down. below theirpany building, and immediately,


    a person dashed over briskly. “Brian, Brian, what you said on the phone earlier, is it true? That project


    proposal, the Olsen Group wants it! Show it to me. If there’s no problem, I’ve brought the contract!”


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