Chapter 111


    Chapter 111 Then Leave


    Grace scanned the room, her gaze finallynding on Samuel Walker. She pursed her l*ps slightly, then asked, “What do you mean, Director Walker?”


    “You need to prove your worth with actual results. Why don’t we settle for 30%?


    “If you can improve thepany’s performance by 30%, you’ll get to be president, and we’ll be satisfied. If not… I’m afraid we won’t be so easily convinc


    “I


    Samuel’s words piqued everyone’s interest. Raising performance by 30% was impossible, no matter how you looked at it. Not even Aaron could do it.


    He was clearly giving her an impossible mission.


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    “Director Walker, we both know that an international corporation like Amirate struggles to


    increase its performance by 10% as it is.


    “What are you trying to achieve by demanding 30%?” David couldn’t help but protest. However, no one else dared speak up.


    Samuel didn’t seem to care and said nonchntly, “Well, because only a demand like that can prove Ms. Lewis‘ worth.


    “If she can achieve that goal, everyone on the board of directors would agree to her bing president, not just me.


    “Why, you!” David was so angry that he couldn’t speak.


    However, Grace held him back before looking up at Samuel calmly. “Are you being serious?”


    Samuel shrugged. “Of course. Do you ept this challenge, Ms. Lewis?”


    Grace smiled, then said, “Since you’ve already made the challenge, it would be awkward if I didn’t ept it. However …”


    When she didn’t continue, everyone in the meeting room started whispering amongst themselves.


    “She actually epted it! Does she even know what 30% ofpany performance means?”


    “That means she’ll have to expand thepany’s operations by almost a third. She would have to multiply profits for that to happen.”


    “If she can do it, pigs can fly.”


    “s, she’s too young and naive. That’s why she doesn’t understand the difficulty of this task.


    Samuelughed, not even bothering to hide the disdain in his eyes. “However, what? Feel free to speak your mind, Ms. Lewis.”


    “We need actual consequences!” Grace said.


    Samuel hadn’t expected Grace to be this perceptive. He had been trying to think of ways to lure her into his trap, and yet she had offered herself willingly


    Heughed and replied, “If you say so, Ms. Lewis, then let’s bet on it.”


    Grace didn’t react at all. “Alright. What are the stakes?”


    “If you can’t raise thepany’s performance by 30% in one year, you’ll have to quit your job and let the board of directors decide who bes our nex


    Grace’s smile didn’t quite reach her eyes. As she looked up at Samuel, she asked, “And if I can?


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    Samuel burst outughing in response. The way he saw it, Grace was just building castles in the air. Raisingpany performance by 30%


    was impossible.


    He was already mentally preparing to kick Grace off the board of directors, so he replied shamelessly, “If you can, I’ll give up my voting privileges on the


    “After that, I’ll take my yearly dividends but won’t interfere in any of thepany’s decisions.


    Everyone fell silent. “Director Walker, you must look before you leap. This is no joke,”


    someone said in surprise.


    “You’ve been with thepany for so long and contributed so much. Please don’t say something like that in the heat of the moment.”


    To their surprise, Samuel waved his hand dismissively yet confidently, motioning for them to stop talking. “I, Samuel Walker, am a man of my word.”


    Grace raised an eyebrow. “Alright. Since Director Walker’s already said so, it’s a deal.”


    After the board meeting ended, David followed Grace back to her office worriedly..


    “Ms. Lewis, Director Walker and the others are clearly just making things difficult for you. Why even ept the bet? A 30% increase inpany perform


    Grace was well aware of that.