Chapter 5

Chapter 5

Tanya’s POV

I’m so excited to see their reactions when they meet the real CEO in person, I thought to myself as I watched the CCTV footage inside the office where we were waiting for the perfect time to act.

When Mr. Mercado entered, I immediately moved into action. I exited Ana’s office — where we had been staying along with the twins — and everything was already in place. Even the security guards were informed of our plan, and no matter how much Mr. Mercado tried to manipulate them, it wouldn’t work because they were all under Ana’s command.

When I got to the door, I pushed it open casually, as if it was nothing.

"Good morning, everyone. I’m sorry if I’m late. If I hadn't gone early to my boss’s office, I wouldn’t have known that there was a meeting here today, right, Mr. Mercado?" I said with sarcasm.

"May I ask what the agenda is for THIS meeting, Mr. Mercado?" I emphasized the words "THIS meeting" to make it clear that I disapproved of his reckless summoning of the board members and declaring it a "meeting" without the CEO's knowledge.

Well, it worked in our favor — now we could reveal everything at once, including his embezzlement from the company.

"Ehem! We discussed replacing our CEO to further grow this company," he said, making me raise my eyebrow.

Tsk! Such an audacious fool, I thought.

"And why is that, Mr. Mercado? What’s your proposal?" I asked him, tauntingly.

"Because she’s always absent. She has no time for her work; she doesn’t even monitor the happenings here. In fact, we’ve never even seen her," he said, making me smile.

"Be careful with your words, Mr. Mercado. Yes, she might not be present at occasions or business meetings, but she has eyes and ears all around us. She knows how you’ve been slandering her to our business partners.

So I suggest you stand by your words because, as of this moment, she is fully aware of everything happening — both inside and outside this company. Prepare yourself, Mr. Mercado," I said, making him visibly pale and sweat profusely.

That’s right, you fool. You better start getting scared now before I even call the person you're going up against, I thought as I stared at the now nervous Mr. Mercado.

Hmmm, looks like this fool is planning to leave… let’s see if you can escape without the others finding out everything, I added silently.

"Alright! Let’s have a vote, but it would be unfair not to include our CEO. So everyone, please welcome our one and only CEO and rightful heir of the Clinton Company — Ms. Anastasia Clinton," I announced, looking towards the conference room door.

At the same time the door opened, everyone turned their attention to Ms. Clinton, who walked gracefully to the front of the room and immediately started speaking — the entrance was flawless, like always.

"I’m very disappointed in you, Mr. Mercado!

By the way, my name is Anastasia Clinton, the CEO and owner of this company.

Before you proceed with your agenda, I have a few things to say, Mr. Mercado. Ms. Show, please prepare the files," she commanded.

When it came to business matters, we always maintained a professional demeanor, showing no smiles or unnecessary expressions. This was why many business partners were intimidated by us, especially by Ana.

"Okay, Ma'am," I replied briefly and immediately did as she asked. I distributed the copies to everyone and went to the front to turn on the projector so she could present the discussion to the board members.

"Everyone, listen and focus on the projector. Play it, Ms. Show," Ana instructed, and I quickly played the presentation.

As she explained everything, many were impressed by her business proposal — everyone even started applauding, myself included.

Even I admired her brilliance in the business field. Many had tried to bring her down, but they all failed.

In fact, their plots backfired on them, resulting in their own downfall.

That’s why so many were afraid to go up against Ana's business empire.

There were many rumors that the owner of AC (Anastasia Clinton) was a reclusive old maid, supposedly very unattractive, which explained why she never attended any public events.

In those events, I was always the one sent in her place.

Many were curious why the sole heir of the Clinton Company had never made a public appearance.

People often asked me if they could meet or even just talk to Ms. Clinton, but I always had the same answer:

"The right time will come for her to introduce herself."

That was always my response.

Sometimes they even conducted investigations to dig up information about Ana, but they always failed.

Even hacking attempts were unsuccessful.

You see, it wasn’t easy to get any details about Ana’s life — after all, the person they were trying to hack was a heavyweight hacker herself.

Instead, the tables often turned, and it was them who ended up getting exposed.

Many businesses collapsed because of their attempts to breach Ana’s privacy.

Because of that, no one dared to dig into her life anymore.

Instead, many sought to partner with her, hoping to work with the legendary heiress of the Clinton Company — the woman feared by even the biggest businessmen because of her exceptional intelligence and business prowess.