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Chapter 140. The Board Breaks in Two

Penulis: Clare
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The boardroom on the forty-second floor was a haven of calculated power, full of the druggy smell of expensive perfume, stale coffee, and unfiltered hostility. Davidson sat down at the head of the table, where the massive slab of polished rosewood had sat for nearly thirty years, once ruled with discipline by Joe Brian. Today, it was a battlefield. And he was the terrain in dispute. Joe was notably absent, a risk well calculated. His presence would have been a shield, yet also an admission of weakness, proof that Davidson could not stand on his own. The tremble in Joe's hand, hidden from the world, was a secret more valuable than any market tip, and they could not give it away here.

The session began with the dry reading of minutes, but formality was a thin crust. It cracked when Robert "Bull" Henderson, his face a permanent shade of red, slapped the table with his hand.

"This is a circus!" he thundered, the noise resonating in the soundproofed room. "A goddamn circus, and our CEO is
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