The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance novel Chapter 1620

The others from The Williams Group chimed in.

"Mr. Gardner, Israel no longer holds any real power in The Williams Group. His opinion doesn't represent the company's."

"Rest assured, Israel was rude to you first. We won't let this go. We will definitely give you a satisfactory explanation."

Joshua glanced at Israel, who was glaring at him with a face full of resentment and indignation, and smiled faintly. "But it seems Mr. Israel doesn't feel the same way, does he?"

No one even looked at Israel. "Don't worry, Mr. Gardner. We will make Israel apologize for his disrespectful behavior."

Several of Skyler's supporters turned to look at him, their eyes filled with disapproval and a hint of pressure.

Over the past year, Israel's series of absurd actions had already bred resentment among Skyler's supporters. Watching Stella's faction rake in huge profits while they earned nothing and had to constantly clean up Israel's messes was infuriating. The contrast was too stark… no, it was too devastating. It was hard for anyone to remain calm.

Of Jonathan's three siblings, Israel couldn't beat Stella, and Coleman had his deals snatched by her. As for Aurora, she was completely outmatched by Stella, with no notable achievements to her name.

Jonathan was one thing; as the future heir, he only participated in major decisions. But Israel, Coleman, and Aurora combined couldn't match Stella's performance. This made many of Skyler's supporters begin to doubt their capabilities.

Losing so badly when it was three of them against just Stella made them look like absolute failures next to her.

Skyler looked at his indifferent son, his voice heavy. "Israel, you're only thinking about reducing Stella's achievements, but have you thought about morale?"

Israel looked at Skyler, confused. "Morale?"

"As you said, not signing this one deal will mean fewer accomplishments for Stella," Skyler explained. "But you and your siblings will lose the support of the people because of it. Taking money out of people's pockets is a cardinal sin. When you deliberately let a great deal like this slip away for the sake of internal conflict, what do you think the shareholders will think?

"A company's decline always begins with rot from within. I don't care how you fight amongst yourselves normally, but if you start harming the company's interests because of your personal grudges, the shareholders will start to think that following us not only brings no benefits but also incurs losses. That would be pushing our own supporters right into Stella's arms."