Chapter 23

THIRD PERSON POV

The atmosphere inside the Sinclair Group’s main boardroom was thick and dense with tension, unspoken frustration, and the silent fear no one dared to voice:

The company was leaderless.

The seat at the head of the table—the one Aaron’s grandfather had once occupied with quiet, commanding authority—sat hauntingly empty. And though Richard Sinclair stood by the window, hands clasped behind his back like he owned the skyline, the truth clung to the room like smoke:

There was no CEO.

And the shareholders were getting restless.

“We can’t keep running on autopilot,” one of them snapped, voice taut. “Sinclair Group is floundering without leadership. The markets are watching.”

“What about Aaron?” another chimed in. “Wasn’t he supposed to take over?”

Richard finally turned. His expression was composed, but something darker simmered beneath. “There are… clauses. My father’s will made Aaron’s succession conditional.”

Murmurs flared like sparks across the table.

“Conditional how?”