Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance novel Chapter 1956

Leo, however, was entirely distracted. "I just saw my uncle."

"Huh?" Chunky paused, craning his neck, but all he caught was the retreating tail end of the Rolls-Royce. "You two didn't even wave at each other?"

Leo checked his rearview mirror, his mind racing. Who could possibly be important enough for my uncle to attend an afternoon social dinner? He had seen Noah driving, which only happened when Andre had been drinking at a business function.

"Leo, did you hear a word I just said?" Chunky asked.

"Chunky, we absolutely cannot lose our employees. We keep paying salaries on time. We keep upgrading the systems. Even if we don't have clients right now, you don't need to run sales with me—just stay in the office and train the team on tech. If people sit around doing nothing, the company really will die."

"Putting everything else aside, do you even know what our monthly payroll looks like?" Chunky argued. "Leo, I'm not trying to hold you back. I just don't want to see you pour all the money you busted your ass to earn right back down the drain. We just heard what Horizon did to the last guy they targeted. They ruined him."

Leo didn't reply. He drove the rest of the way to the suburban office in silence.

Seeing everyone busy at work, he said, "Chunky, tell Alyna to come to my office for a meeting."

Leo also called in the two technical team leads and headed straight for his office.

"Alyna, how much is in our emergency reserve?"

Alyna had already run the numbers. "Three million. It can keep us afloat for a while."

Leo cut to the chase. "If we have zero clients and zero revenue, how long will it last?"

Alyna looked anxious. "Leo, do you understand? This isn't just about surviving—"

Chunky cut her off impatiently. "Just answer the question. You think Leo doesn't know the stakes?"

"I'm thinking about the company's future!" Alyna shot back.

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