Chapter 120 Leave the Money to Me

The next morning, Audrey had barely arrived at the office when Hayden, looking panicked, blocked her at her office door. "Aud, we've got a problem," Hayden revealed. Audrey didn't slow down. She pushed open her office door and walked straight to the floor-to-ceiling windows. Hayden followed her in, his voice tight with frustration. "After you left the factory yesterday, the procurement team submitted the budget request for the new equipment. The entire board blew up. "They're saying you're just the director of technology, making a fuss and asking for way too much money. The company already spent a fortune covering past losses, and now most of them are against your proposal." Audrey turned to face him, her expression steady. "The machines have to be replaced." That wasn't a suggestion. It was a decision. She understood better than anyone how those tiny precision errors could snowball into lethal flaws later. She and Ian had poured too much into this project. She wouldn't allow ev