Silence followed as Mr. Light thought about Evi's proposal. Only he knew the amount of stress he was enduring when he was forced to take this assignment.
As someone who had the opportunity to take over the Mining Company and inherit an unbelievable amount of wealth, being sent to a rural town such as this was basically cutting off his future. If it wasn't for the internal conflict inside the company, someone of his status would never be sent here, no matter how valuable the mine found was.
Yet there was no use crying over spilled milk. Now that he was here, Mr. Light was determined to do his best and show everyone he was a suitable leader to rule over the company. Unfortunately, reality slapped him hard in the face. Before he even arrived at Jelly Town, 90 percent of its citizens had already left.
And the remaining were slowly trickling out of his control. That would have been fine, but he knew his position would become increasingly shaky as time continued.
