We remained in silence on the way to work. Our first time in months. Even Ema drove modestly in somewhat affordable SUV - domestic brand.
We had to tread carefully on the thin ice now. The entire fate of the Chan Group depended on Hina being the beacon of untainted moral integrity and a signal for a new era - a new era that was somewhat different from what she had started with initially.
Painful concessions needed to be made. We had to weed out any potential problems before they grew any bigger, or before anybody from outside could spot them first.
Heads will roll. Some of the old heads, especially.
Many had quit before when Hina first took charge and confronted Jisoo - and eventually won - but once Jisoo took over again they returned. How to frame the impending restructuring to not look like a result of new power struggles was crucial.
When we entered the lobby though, it was already crowded with employees, presumably because Hina had been spotted arriving already.
