On the top floor of the Valiant East, the board meeting had started at 8 a.m. Bethany led Steven into the meeting room confidently and sat down in their corresponding seats. Bethany provided a summary of the company's performance and its overall financial situation of the quarter at the beginning of the board meeting. None of these statistics were good. It was evident that she had planned this for a long time. Otherwise, she would not have been confident the moment she stepped into the meeting. She looked amiable and suggested that Steven explain the drop in financial revenue and progress. She had made a deal with Steven in advance, in which the latter would give up the position on his own. Steven nodded and then stood up. "Thank you very much for attending the meeting. I just took