Chapter 16 Meeting His Parents

"What?" Grandma's tone shifted sharply. "It must be Jillian! The company was fine until she came back. This is definitely her doing! I'm going to settle this with her!" I wasn't sure what Archie said to her after that, but it was enough to calm her down. No one came to bother me again. At noon, I ordered takeout. Later, Logan came to pick me up. "If your brother had just followed the path you had laid out for him, the company wouldn't have to be in this mess. But he turned a winning hand into a losing one," Logan said as he drove. I frowned slightly. "How long can it hold out?" "At most, a little over two weeks," Logan replied. "Our company has already started preparing for an acquisition." Hearing that left a bitter taste in my mouth. Watching something I had nurtured for so long deteriorate made me feel complicated. Sensing my mood, Logan reached over and took my hand. "The company will still be in your hands in the future." I shook my head. "I know you have plans for it. Mer