Chapter 4

The air in the top-floor conference room of Sampson Group was so thick it was suffocating.

Edward sat at the head of the table, looking like he'd aged ten years in just a few days. The chain reaction from Southview Ventures pulling out hit Sampson Group like a domino effect, crushing their cash flow in no time.

Banks were breathing down their necks for loans, suppliers had cut them off, and the stock price kept crashing. Sampson Group was teetering on the edge of bankruptcy.

"Edward, this is our last hope," the secretary said, her hands shaking as she handed…