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The Taylor mother and daughter exchanged a glance and immediately understood each other's thoughts.
Rose Taylor picked up her phone and sent a message to Jackson Taylor.
After receiving a reply, Rose dialed Lincoln Green's number and spoke in a mournful voice, "Honey, please don't be mad at me. I didn't want to hide this project's issues from you, but I was afraid you'd worry. I know the company's been stressed lately. I tried to handle it privately, and I've already used my money to compensate those families. They..."
"You've already compensated them?" Lincoln's expression softened slightly.
"Yes, not a penny less. But I didn't expect them to be so unreasonable. They took the money and still came to the company to create trouble, demanding three million more... Honey, you know I invested a lot in this project. After the previous compensations, where on earth am I going to find three million more..."
The more she talked, the sadder Rose became.
