Chapter 16

Under Noah's pressure, the team at Skeldon Group managed to scrape together a bid proposal to submit to the client, desperate to protect their jobs. But with such limited time and little experience with the project, the proposal was full of flaws. Unsurprisingly, they lost the bid. Noah returned to the office with a stormy expression. He unleashed his fury on everyone in sight. By midday, he had slashed salaries across multiple departments. The employees were outraged. They knew it wasn't their fault. It had been a last-minute order, and no one could have put together a polished proposal under such tight time constraints. Winning the bid under those conditions had never been realistic. If anything, it was Noah's poor leadership that caused it. Yet somehow, all the blame had been dumped on them. They couldn't help but think that none of this would have happened if Noah hadn't spent all his time flirting with Patricia. He neglected the company's operations and drove Calista out th