Chapter 139: The Next Move
Greg, Harry, Ethan, and Grace sat in Greg’s office, exhaustion etched across their faces. They had just wrapped up a grueling three-hour emergency meeting with the board, and the weight of the situation hung heavily in the air.
"Look, we can still prove that none of this is Cross Tech’s fault," Grace asserted, her tone firm.
"I know, Grace, and we will prove it," Greg replied, with a clear sound of frustration. "But that doesn’t change the fact that our projects will come to a screeching halt without supplies. If we can’t secure them, the employees will have nothing to work on. And I can’t keep paying them indefinitely if there’s no progress."
Harry exhaled sharply, shaking his head. "This is all my fault. I should have ensured the witness was protected until the company’s name was cleared. I never expected it would spiral into this."
Greg turned to him, with a calm voice but resolute. "It’s not your fault, Harry. None of us expected Duncan’s side to stoop this low."
But Harry wasn’t having it. His eyes darkened with guilt as he slammed a fist onto the table. "It is my fault, man. Two men are dead. They had families—people who depended on them. How the hell am I supposed to live with that? Tell me!" His voice cracked before he buried his face in his hands.
Ethan placed a reassuring hand on his back. He understood the weight of Harry’s guilt—hell, they all felt it. "This isn’t on you, or any of us," he said quietly. "The other side played dirty. They did this, and they will pay for it."
Grace folded her arms, her expression steely. "My team will make damn sure of that. It won’t happen overnight, but trust me—it will happen."
"Duncan must be working with someone else for him to be this audacious in his actions. That someone must be powerful," Greg uttered.
Ethan exhaled, leaning back. "Alright, so what’s the next move?"
Greg straightened, his mind already working through the next steps. "We need to secure funds to source materials from another supplier—preferably one that already has stock within the country. It’s going to cost us a fortune, but we don’t have another choice."