Chapter 56

“We are not selling our land, and never, at any time, do we have any intention of selling it!” shouted a man on a megaphone, and after he spoke those words, the people around him simultaneously shouted, “De Ford Builds, stop being greedy! Stop seizing land that isn’t yours!”

“De Ford Builds—don’t be greedy, don’t seize!” the crowd repeated, carrying placards with the words’ De Ford Builds - Stop Greed.’

“Mom, Dad... why... why are they shouting?” Ashley tightly held onto her father, who was carrying her on his shoulders. Some protesters had started throwing tomatoes, and she might have been afraid of getting hit by those tomatoes. “Dad... I’m scared...” Tears began to well up in her eyes.

As the protest continued to escalate, a figure emerged from the crowd—an emotionally charged protester whose agitation seemed to transcend the collective outrage. The company’s HR manager tried to calm the growing tension, but his attempts to address the grievances were drowned ou