The principles of Feng Shui and fortune involve using factors like the magnetic fields, air currents, and even the human relationships of a surrounding environment to influence the people within that specific area.
When Deputy Kerr placed that hourglass at the entrance to the finance department, he didn't just affect himself and the company. The first and most direct victims were the innocent employees within that very department.
After Arabella Donovan had Zane Lynch remove the hourglass, she broke the wealth-draining Feng Shui that had been established there.
As the saying goes: the moon wanes after it waxes, water overflows when it is full, and things will reverse when they reach an extreme.
