Chapter 171 Split Up

Elsewhere, the atmosphere in the Hart Group's branch office was just as stifling. Austin and Aaron sat in the tiny, cramped office. They stared at the gray sky outside the window, their faces ashen. They had fallen from the top echelon of their company down to the lowest rung in just a day. The crushing gap made them feel maddeningly suffocating. If they wanted to return to headquarters, the only way was for them to land a monumental deal no one could ignore. The father and son duo exchanged a look, and in perfect sync, thought of the same solution—the X-Factor patent. If they could get connected to Lila and secure the collaboration rights for the X-Factor, they would not just return to the headquarters. In fact, they would even take Hart Group to new heights. And the key to all this lay with Lila. … At the Hart residence, Austin wore a woeful expression. Upon hearing that Austin and Aaron had also been kicked out of their company's upper management, Damian came over to brain