Chapter 1350: It Was Just a Smoke Screen

Callie took the documents but didn’t leave immediately. Instead, she sat down in Nelson’s chair, turned it around, and focused on the data with her back to them. Rudy Simpson remained kneeling, stubbornly silent. “You may leave. The StrangeMedi project is no longer your responsibility,” Nelson said calmly, picking up a pair of scissors to resume trimming the leaves of a potted plant. StrangeMedi was Oconnor Group’s top priority for the second half of the year. By taking it away from Rudy Simpson, Nelson’s meaning was unmistakable—Rudy was being removed from the core project, and someone else would take his place. He had been abandoned. Eyes wide, Rudy Simpson protested. “Mr. Oconnor, no one in Oconnor Group knows the medical project better than I do. Punish me if you must—dock my bonus, cut my salary, anything—but don’t make me step away from this!” His words held truth, but speaking so frankly to Nelson was overstepping boundaries. Anthony, sensing Nelson’s subtle