Chapter 16

It was now Cordy's fourth day at work.

Things did not go smoothly like she thought, but it was not so bad that she could not manage.

While the department heads did submit their respective department summaries after the meeting, it was perfunctory at best—Simon Sachs must have put them up to it.

Fortunately, she had always stayed in touch with Stephen Lang, who constantly updated her on details about Starstream Group. She merely called the meeting to get a read on the department heads—that would make dealing with them easier down the road.

Nonetheless, Cordy was scowling at the moment because she received a call from a number she hated.

She waited until the very last moment before answering, and she was immediately scolded from the other end. "Not answering my calls?! Your mother never taught you manners, did she?!"

"Your call? Sounds more like a dog barking to me," Cordy scoffed.

"Did you just call me a dog?! You insolent little wretch! You'll get what's coming to you!" Plum L