The energy companies had no patience to wait for the nuclear power plants to be built. They wanted to sell their existing natural gas overseas immediately to rake in exorbitant profits.
To protect the hundred-billion-dollar deal right in front of them, the energy giants decisively betrayed Leo.
Karen gripped the marker in her hand.
She fully understood the treacherous situation Leo was facing. He'd been ruthlessly double-crossed by this group of utterly selfish capitalists.
She immediately picked up the phone on her desk and dialed Ethan's number.
The call connected in an instant.
"Ethan, I figured it out," Karen said, speaking rapidly.
"What the hell is going on?" Ethan asked anxiously from the other end.
"A super-deal in the hundreds of billions," Karen stated flatly. "The energy companies sold Pennsylvania's natural gas to Europe and Asia. They signed a five-year, long-term export contract."
