Chapter 1498

“Even so, I knew I had to do it in the end. After all, her declaration had already made them hate me even more, so the best way to deal with them was by becoming unreachable. With that in mind, I joined the board. It was easier said than done, mind you. After all, aside from everyone trying to bring me down, it was also around then when the financial crisis hit. The company nearly collapsed.” “While it would’ve been understandable for the company to fall had anyone else been leading it, I’m pretty sure they would’ve still blamed me to no end if it fell while I was the president. I didn’t really want to go down that way, so just like you, I ended up constantly studying and working hard, sleeping only a few hours every day. It’s why I now have heart and stomach issues.” “Either way, maybe the gods took mercy on me, but whatever the case was, the company survived. In fact, I even managed to get it to rise to the top five hundred companies. Being in such a high position meant that I ha