There was no time to wait for Ashley to get ready. Almost immediately, another director brought up the very same issue.

"You told us quality was still the top priority. And yet here we are, fielding customer complaints after the company boosted production and pushed up the timeline. So how exactly do you plan to see something like this coming?"

Ashley blinked a few times, then let out a long, heavy sigh. The longer this went on, the more the questions felt like a noose tightening around her ...