At the same time, if Sam ever said anything, he would never go about it half-baked.
Naturally, Quinn did not want to pressure him either.
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As they arrived at the Saunderia headquarters, Sam alighted after preparing himself mentally and went in with Quinn.
Every employee who passed them would greet them as soon as they saw them. "Mr. Sam. Ms. Summer."
Though Sam felt a little awkward, he did not want to show it.
As such, his visage appears haughty. He also appeared especially intimidating if he did not smile, all the more because of his tall figure.
Still, that was fine—Quinn believed he could take the time to change that.
"Let's just get the details on the ongoing crisis and come up with a solution for now," she said. "I just called Peter Lang, your dad's assistant. He's coming right now to brief us."
"Okay," Sam said, already behind his desk as he whipped out a mirror to check his right eye repeatedly.
Soon, there was a knock on the door.
"Come in."
Peter entered and greeted Quinn right away, "Ms. Summer."
She could understand then why Marvin would want to return to work even if it killed him—the situation was so dire that it shocked even Quinn herself.
And here she thought it was some usual management issue…
"What's the board's reaction to the issue?" she asked.
"The board is a mess in the board chairman's absence," Peter said anxiously. "How is he now? Has he woken up? When can he come?"
"He's awake," Quinn replied. "However, the doctor forbade him from leaving the hospital because he's still in bad shape. Given his condition, he must stay at least two weeks for rest and observation."
"Then what are we supposed to do?! The company's in a precarious position right now…"
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