Don Albert sighed. "You have definitely been dishonorable, but I won't make things hard for you either. By that, I mean I won't demand that you restore Jacob's position as the Calligraphy and Painting Association. Still, you need to at least afford him a mid-level management position.

"On top of that, I would like you to apologize to Mr. Wilson—after such a farce, a face-to-face apology is necessary."

"Yes! Definitely!" Kenny promptly agreed, not daring to breathe anything that sounded remotely like a no.

Nonetheless, a face-to-face apology to Jacob was easy—the mid-level management position was the hard part.

If only he had never listened to his wife and blindly seized the chance to chase Jacob out of the Calligraphy and Painting Association…. If he had just stuck with the original plan to demote Jacob while promoting the other vice-presidents, everyone involved would be happy.

Alas, he had missed that opportunity to keep everyone happy.

Now, it was an uphill battle, and it was