Why?" Ethan inquired with a furrowed brow. "Nine construction teams, over three thousand people idle, costing us about seven to 800,000 dollars in wages every month. Do you think she can afford that?" Marlin Miller scoffed dismissively. "Right now, the Blackwood project is our top priority. Every resource of the Miller family must be devoted to Blackwood, including the construction teams under Evelyn Miller's command. Grandfather won't allow her to take on private contracts. Just give it a few more days. When the Blackwood project continues to stall, the family pressure will mount on Evelyn. By then, she will have no choice but to yield to you and hand over the construction teams obediently." Marlin Miller, like a cunning fox, had everything calculated perfectly. *** That night

