Chapter: 1107

"I appreciate the thought, Brody, but my mind's made up. The countdown starts tomorrow."

Brody's silence spoke volumes, and his status soon switched to offline.

Bethany's thoughts drifted back to Brody's mention of Jonathan being in a meeting. If it was an internal Bates Group affair, she might be able to tune in.

Lo and behold, the "Presidential New Project Brainstorm Session" was in full swing in Conference Room One.

Bethany's curiosity got the better of her, but a password prompt blocked her path.

On a whim, she keyed in "0825", not holding her breath.

After all, Brody might have set up the meeting and chosen the password.

But to her surprise, the moment she hit enter, a message popped up.

“Project Team Four Supervisor — Bethany Holt, has joined Conference Room One."

Bethany's finger instinctively flew to the exit button, but another message thwarted her attempt: “Exit unavailable under five minutes of joining."

Bethany inwardly groaned.

Who programmed this?

On the video feed, Bethany noticed Jonathan squinting at his screen.

As expected, he spotted her unexpected presence.

She frantically clicked the exit button, only to be reminded of the time constraint.

Forget it.

Throwing in the towel, Bethany took a deep breath.

It was just a video conference; she might as well treat it as an educational experience.

As Jonathan returned his focus to the documents in his hands, Bethany kept a close eye on the time, each second crawling like a reluctant snail.

Just as the five-minute mark approached, Jonathan's voice unexpectedly filled the room.

"Ms. Holt, what's the matter?"

Bethany was momentarily paralyzed with shock.

Then, fingers flying, she hastily typed out a response.

Bethany, Project Team Four Supervisor, urged, "No. Please continue!"