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Nolan shoved open the door to Natalie’s office without knocking. Natalie's face flashed with anger before it softened into curiosity when she realized it was her son. “I'm sorry I didn't knock Mother,” Nolan said, moving to her desk, a laptop clutched tightly in his arm. He set the laptop down in front of Natalie and opened it to reveal the company's report. “Since Joan joined the company, revenue has climbed, and our client retention is significantly higher as well.” Nolan said, a trace of fear beneath his words.“Is that why you barged in?” Natalie frowned, pushing the laptop aside gently. She placed a hand over the printed report already on her desk. “It has reached my desk, Nolan. And I’ve gone through every page.”“Mother,” Nolan called, eyes furrowed, his voice rising in disbelief because he couldn't understand how she could have gone through the report and still remain so composed.“Sit down son,” Natalie's tone was firm and commanding.Nolan's jaw clenched as he pulled out

Nolan was seated in his chair in his office, but his mind wasn't in the room with him. It was calculating how he could pull more of the major shareholders to his side. He had only two ways to bring Joan down. The first one was making sure she did not get the contract and it had already seemed impossible. He still didn't get why Jackson had refused to help. As a director whose votes carried more weight in the room, and influence to bring more of the board to his side, Nolan concluded that Jackson simply did not want to help him. He couldn't push too hard because Jackson could easily turn it around and use it to blackmail him. That left him with the second option. If Joan got the contract, then he would have to convince the board not to vote her into power. He was under no illusion that this would be an easy battle. His heart raced as he remembered how he was humiliated in the last board meeting. To prevent future humiliation, he knew he needed something more concrete, solid facts

Joan was stepping out of the boardroom where she'd just closed a successful deal with some of her clients, when she spotted the financial manager standing by the wall, his eyes were tight with worry. “You're supposed to be in your office,” Joan said and the young man startled, jerking out of his thoughts. “Ms Joan, there's a problem,” Austin said, breathing hard.Joan studied him for a moment before saying, “let's go to my office.” Austin nodded and quickly followed. “So what's going on?” Joan asked once they took their seats. Austin drew in a long breath to steady himself. “Two days ago, an invoice came to my office from Mr. Nolan's office. He authorized us to release payment to the vendor. They're supposed to supply equipment to the company.” He paused, his breathing quickened as fear rose up in him and clouded his face. Joan watched him in silence, making no move to rush him, simply giving him the time he needed to pull himself together.“I’m sorry, Ms Joan,” he finally sai

“Now I'm scared,” Joan admitted, her pulse racing.“What’s going on?” Ivy asked, his voice growing with worry.Joan inhaled deeply before replying. “My instinct is telling me the CEO of Summit Enterprises is only looking for a way to make sure I don't get the contract. I had a fight with her some days ago.”Ivy kept pestering her to tell him what had happened, but Joan only told him that they had a terrible encounter, refusing to go into details.“Joan, we have a great proposal. You're brilliant, and I believe we'll be given the contract.”Ivy's words brought a little comfort to her.She let out a slow breath, pushing her worries aside. ‘Maybe Ivy is right. We've worked hard on the proposal, and in the end, the best company will win.’ She nodded to herself, choosing to be positive.…………In Keon's dining room, the table was filled with different trays of delicacies and wine glasses sat in front of Keon and Kimberly.“Cheers to more wins,” Kimberly said with a warm smile as their glass

“She’s just being delusional.” Helen let out a low hiss. “Eric Ltd is known for being fair and transparent in business dealings. I trust them to choose the company with the strongest proposal, not by connection or whatever Melissa thinks she has.”Joan’s eyes remained on the agreement while listening to Helen speak.Melissa had already gone as far as preparing a collaboration agreement, already imagining her company winning the contract. Her confidence was unbelievable.Joan's gaze narrowed as she scanned through the terms once more. Melissa wasn't offering the arrangement out of goodwill. If Summit won the contract, Langley would provide part of the funding and resources needed to execute the project. Yet, Summit would take the larger profit.Melissa was clearly not looking for a partner, but someone would help with the project while she enjoyed the reward.“Who does she think I am?” Joan scoffed, dropping the paper.“I wonder,” Helen chuckled softly. “But Joan, I think we should in