Chapter 96: The Wrong Backer

Back to that morning, in the Warner Group headquarters' conference room, Heather was presiding over an important meeting.

The atmosphere in the room was tense. All the executives sat upright, and every department head was on edge, sensing Heather's anger.

Heather frowned, his face filled with displeasure and rage. He picked up a report and shot a sharp glance at the Director of Strategic Development sitting across from him. The director already felt something was wrong, his heart started racing, and a slight sweat broke out on his forehead.

“The plan looks great, but what about your execution? Three months have passed, and I've given you chance after chance. So, what do we have?”

“I don’t see any significant progress!” Heather’s voice was cold.

The director swallowed nervously and said, “The market environment was tougher than expected… uh… we didn’t anticipate this. We've made some efforts, but… we just need more time…”

“Enough! I don’t want to hear excuses! I’m paying you a high enou