The celebration was cut short. That evening, the company issued an internal disciplinary notice. Avery was removed from her position as manager and suspended, pending investigation for falsifying project results and changing the implementation plan without authorization. An administrator admitted that Avery had forged the signature on the liability acknowledgment form. As the person in charge, Ethan received a formal reprimand and was held responsible for the management failures. Evercrest withheld the first installment of its service payment and demanded that the company compensate it for the losses caused by the delayed opening. A former coworker sent me the news. "Mr. Whitmore sat in the conference room for 3 hours and refused to see anyone." I didn't reply. The next morning, E

