Theda frowned at the news. "What's the panic? I'm busy here. Tell them I won't see them."
But then, a voice came from the doorway.
"We came all the way from Wrastow City to see you. It's a bit disrespectful to dismiss us like this, don't you think?"
The voice carried a tone of arrogance and provocation. Theda turned to see a well-dressed woman in her thirties, adorned with jewelry.
Her expression remained calm as she said, "Oh, it's you, Joanne. But you're not even part of the Buchan family. What brings you here?"
"It's not her who wants to see you. It's us," said the major shareholder of the Buchan Group, emerging from behind Joanne Tarrant.
Following him were other core family members, all wearing expressions of anger.
"You said you wanted to expand into Seamar City and have used a massive amount of our resources. But now, not only have you failed, you've lost the Nichols Group as a partner. How can we not be upset?"
"Exactly. We came all this way to demand an explanation."
"You're joking. Drake hasn't even taken over yet. How does he have the authority to terminate anything?"
"We don't know, but this is what they did. The cause has to be your incompetence."
Joanne crossed her arms. "Honestly, just stop embarrassing yourself. Your poor decisions have cost us a fortune. You mess up, and you clean it up. We don't care if you have the money or not. If you can't pay back what we've lost, we'll see you in court."
"The rest of us agree with Joanne," another shareholder chimed in. "We're trying to be lenient because of all you've done for the family in the past. If you can cover this loss, we won't pursue the matter further, and you can remain the head of the company. But if you can't, we'll have no choice but to vote you out. And as for the money you owe the company, we'll find a way to make you repay every cent."
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