Family on Their Knees Heart Turned to Ice novel Chapter 771

"The Mercer Group is going to lose the public's trust all over again."

Martin knew perfectly well how disastrous the current situation was.

But they had fought tooth and nail just to get the company's stock trading resumed. Despite the absolute mess they were in, there was still a sliver of hope.

They had to come up with a new plan. Otherwise, things were only going to spiral further out of control.

Martin looked around the room. "We gathered everyone for this meeting today. If you have any ideas, pitch them. We have to get a handle on this crisis, no matter what it takes. Nothing else matters. The sole priority is figuring out how to keep the company's stock from completely tanking the second trading resumes."

Brandon took a heavy breath. "I'm going out for a smoke."

With that, he pushed his chair back and walked out.

There was no point in sitting there anyway. They weren't going to reach any brilliant conclusions anytime soon.

Colin was just as anxious, but with no one offering any useful suggestions at the table, he decided to follow his brother.

"I need a smoke, too."

As soon as Brandon stepped outside, he lit a cigarette.

With a cigarette pinned between his fingers and his phone in his other hand, he scrolled aimlessly through the screen. His gaze was unfocused, not really registering whatever he was looking at.

Colin caught up to him. "Brandon."

Brandon glanced up. "You came out too?"

"There's no point in staying in there. Nobody has any real suggestions. We've lost the Blake Group's backing, which puts an insane amount of pressure on our stock resumption.

Should we try talking to Sebastian again? He's been partnering with us for so long. How could he just abandon us like this when we need him most?"

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