"My cousin already thought of that. The owner of this company is the richest man in the city. He's running over a dozen major corporations. You think he has time to care about the smallest branch office in his portfolio?"
"As long as the boss isn't around, my cousin runs the show. Period."
I smiled.
She wasn't wrong that I managed over a dozen major enterprises. But those operations had long since stabilized. Aside from a handful of critical decisions that still required my involvement, they practically ran themselves.
It was this company, the smallest one in my portfolio, that had been underperforming for years despite every effort.
That was exactly why I'd been showing up here almost every day, inspecting the factory floor, studying market conditions, trying to figure out where the problem was.
Now I finally knew.
The rot was coming from the inside.
"Are you coming or not?"
"Let me spell it out for you. Once my family gets into this company, every single one of them will outrank you. If you don't start kissing up to me now, you'll regret it later."
I listened to Maureen Fox's threats and bribes from the other end of the line, and I couldn't help but laugh.