章 229: I'm the person in charge here

Alice's unease grew stronger as she watched the man's expression.

Right now, her top priority was the construction site, and it was the one place where nothing could afford to go wrong.

They had just agreed on a price that both sides could accept yesterday, so what did he mean by saying the situation had worsened?

"Did they raise the price again?" Alice frowned in displeasure. Last night, things seemed to be moving in a slightly better direction.

The workers had initially refused to back down from their demand for 1.5 times the usual rate, but just when it seemed like the standoff would drag on indefinitely, they finally relented.

1.3 times the usual rate—that was the offer from the workers' representative, already well above the market price.

It was blatant extortion, but the situation was so unique that Alice had no choice but to agree. She was just thankful things could move forward at all.

"It's not about the price..."