The branch manager finally snapped out of his daze, but his anxious expression did not go unnoticed by the shareholders present. Everyone looked at him in confusion.


    "Mr. Skye... The shareholders are all here... Isn''t it a bit..." the old manager stammered. He understood that while he could not afford to offend Theo, the current situation demanded an exnation for the shareholders. "I said, we''ll discuss this tomorrow. If you''re not convinced, put me on speaker, and I''ll tell them myself," Theo replied.


    The old manager, caught in a difficult position, reluctantly put the phone on speaker. "Everyone... Mr. Skye has something to say to you all..."


    The shareholders quickly gathered around, stretching and straining their necks to hear every word, fearing they would miss something important.


    Thinking an earth-shattering announcement was about to be made, they held their breath.


    Theo''s cold, nasally voice came through, "Dear shareholders, we won''t being today. I apologize for making youe all this way. Please head back. We''ll meet tomorrow at the same time and ce. Rest assured, we won''t cancel on you twice." With that, Theo ended the call without hesitation and tossed the phone back to his assistant.


    "Mr. Skye, I..." the assistant wanted to exin further, but Theo raised a hand to stop him.


    Seeing that Nash had already fallen asleep, Theo decided not to disturb him.


    Meanwhile, the shareholders were looking at each other in confusion. For a moment, they were at a loss.


    ...


    "Did Mr. Skye just decide not toe?!"


    "Exactly... What does this mean?!"


    "Is he just ying us?!"


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    The group''s dissatisfaction reached its peak, but they knew theirints were futile. Everyone understood Theo''s presence itself was a privilege. If he chose not toe, they could not openly criticize him to his face and could only Whisper behind his back


    The shareholders had met Theo before, and because he was an externally appointed manager, some of them harbored resentment toward him.


    Nheless, Theo was undeniably a


    skilled businessman, which made


    .n


    even his detractors keep theirints in check. However, this incident was bound to reignite their dissatisfaction.


    At this moment, a shareholder named Tomaz suddenly spoke up.


    "Enough is enough!" he suddenly shouted, shattering the ss in his hand. He turned to the crowd and said loudly, "This is really too much! He''s treating us with such disdain!"


    At this moment, loan stepped forward to intervene. "Please, sir. Let''s keep ourposure. This isn''t dignified."


    "loan, don''t try to cate me! Theo Skye is showing us too much disrespect!"


    In an instant, the room was divided into two. One group joined in condemning Theo, while the other tried to calm the situation. Some also remained silent and simply observed the chaos.