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Chapter 35: Takeover challenge

Author: Stephanie A.O
last update publish date: 2026-06-24 17:13:41

"I thought they just had an emergency meeting last week?," Alura asked Emily, keeping her voice low so the passing board members wouldn't hear her.

Emily shook her head. "I guess things haven't been fully resolved. Or maybe our billionaire boss is finally firing his awful uncle."

But it was far from what was about to happen.

Uncle Roland had called another emergency board meeting out of nowhere, and the suddenness of it had everyone on edge.

Inside the boardroom, the air was suffocating with s
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