Chapter 58

The project coordinator took a deep breath and said, "Ms. Grace has sold hundreds of thousands of pounds of apples in Northbrook. The CEO of Henderson Group has also set his sights on several places in Northbrook and decided to develop tourism there. "Ms. Alice, we initially had two spots in Southbrook that were shortlisted, but you've spoiled the farmers with the million dollars you offered them. They thought Henderson Group was unimaginably rich, so they demanded ten million dollars for the two spots. "Henderson Group rejected it, and now, the two spots in Southbrook have been excluded from the development zone." Alice could tell that the project coordinator was blaming her, but she didn't get angry. She just pretended to lean weakly against the side. "I'm sorry. I originally thought of using that sum of money to reduce everyone's losses, not cause them to breach their agreement with Grace. I never thought this would fuel their greed." She sounded very innocent, but upon c