Chapter 262 The Setup

The brief joy from the promotion email was quickly diluted by the odd atmosphere in the office. That afternoon, Emily held her first department meeting since taking office. In the conference room hung an unspoken tension. A few senior employees lounged lazily against their chairs as they twirled pens in their hands, their eyes carrying a hint of indifference. At the head of the table was a woman called Annabeth Zane. She had been in the marketing department for nearly ten years. Well-connected and consistently strong in performance, she had been the former director's confidante. Everyone had thought that the director's seat would be hers. Meanwhile, Emily handed out the prepared documents. They were about the follow-up plan for the Southport project. "This is our key project for the next quarter. I've preliminarily developed a few plans according to Mr. Bronson's requirements. Please take a look." Annabeth picked up the file and casually flipped through a mere two pages before