Sonia clasped her arms together and said matter-of-factly, "Strand Real Estate's CEO, of course. Mr. Strand may have appointed you as project manager, but he didn't exclude anyone else from being part of the team. I'm just trying to help.""This is your definition of help?" Willow glanced at the house. The entrance was strewn with things. Someone had clearly tried knocking down the wooden front door. It was now hanging off its hinges.Sonia didn't care at all. "Did you lose touch with reality, Willow? We've already paid the old lady, but she refuses to move out. It's clear she's trying to scam more money out of us. Therefore, we can only resort to these tactics. Do you want to be responsible for delaying the project's progress?"Sonia then instructed, "Tear the place down.""Let's see you try!" Willow snapped."You don't need to go all out, Willow. Aren't you happy with me being the bad guy right now?""Sonia Sutton, as this project's manager, I hereby declare that you have been

Willow hadn't been cared for by someone in a long time. It was a strange warmth indeed.Later that afternoon, Hailey brought some foreign snacks to the Bassett Residence. All of them were Sara's favorites.Sara beamed at her, saying, "Stay for dinner tonight, Hailey. I need to thank you properly for bringing me so many treats.""No, thank you, Grandma. I still have errands to run later.""What sort of important errands could you possibly have? I'll ask Theodore to come and join us for dinner later.""I really can't, Grandma." Hailey looked troubled. "Grandma, it's best I don't show up too much around Theo. He's about to get married, after all. I still know my ethics."Sara's brows knit together."Anyway, I'll come see you again when I'm free. Bye now." Hailey then got up to leave.Sara exchanged some courteous words with her but didn't stop her from leaving.Ellie sighed after Hailey left. "Hailey knows what her limits are, Mom. She won't be coming to visit often now that Theo

Quentin's eyes swept across everyone's faces as he said coldly, "This meeting is over. The company will be hosting a press conference later this afternoon to apologize to the public for the matter at hand. Willow is officially deposed from her position as project manager."Quentin then shot Willow a look before walking away.The meeting had ended just like that before it had even begun. The team members all looked at one another.Abraham said, "All of you can go now."He then asked Willow, "Why didn't you clarify the situation with Mr. Strand, Ms. Jett?""What's there to clarify? Do you think Mr. Strand wanted to hear my explanation? He's dying to find a mistake I made so he can kick me off my position as project manager. That way, Bassett Corporation will have nothing to complain about since it'd be in the public interest.""What do you mean?"Willow's hands balled into fists. "If it all goes according to plan, Sonia is going to frame me for everything during the press conferen

Sonia's face flushed a myriad of shades. "Who says I'm leaving? I was going to go take something.""You should let your assistant do that. It's best to sit down and watch the livestream with everyone else, Ms. Sutton." Willow then turned to the reporters. "Please take a seat, everybody."The reporters dissipated, returning to their seats. Theodore marched over and sat facing Willow on the first row in front of the stage. His calm, distant gaze made her feel secure.Willow looked at Theodore, thinking about how this distant and proud man always seemed to show up to support her when she had none. Her eyes suddenly stung with tears.The livestream was still going on. Phoenix News was Emperia's most trustworthy media source. All the news they reported were results from thorough investigation and research. It was never subjective; rather, they had an objective standard for their news.One could say that Phoenix News was the media world's flagship."What instructions were you given

Theodore said, "This project was originally part of the government's subsidy program. They have the right to revoke it now that Strand Real Estate has been involved in such a scandal. It will take some time for the application process to go through. You can take your time.""But can I really do this on my own? A new company might not gain trust right away.""You don't need to worry about that. Just gather your own team first. Got it?"Willow suddenly felt empowered. "Got it."…Strand Real Estate's office building was still lit up late at night. A heavy document folder was thrown onto the desk, its edges snapping with the force of the throw."Can none of you come up with a single solution? What the hell do I pay you for?" Quentin growled, his fists clenched by his sides."Mr. Strand, since this is Sonia's own action, then we can only fire her.""Who will lead the project if we fire Sonia?""Isn't Ms. Jett the project manager?""Ms. Jett this, Ms. Jett that. Is Ms. Jett all