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"You received a package, sir." Mr. Stark's secretary, Erica, stood in front of his desk the next day clutching tightly to an envelope.

Her boss had been particularly in a certain mood since morning, which was a lot coming from her, since she was used to her hard hearted grumpy boss already.

"Drop it and be on your way."

With shaky fingers, Erica obeyed his instructions and scrambled out of his office.

Minutes later, Alessandro Stark contacted her via the intercom.

"Summon the members of the PR and development department to the conference room in ten minutes. Anyone who is late will suffer the consequences."

"Okay sir..."

And the call went dead with such a force it startled Erica.

The staff at the Stark Global headquarters were familiar with the repercussions in situations like this, and so in less than eight minutes, Erica dialled the Chairman again.

"Sir, they are complete and waiting for you."

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Murmurs and confused eyes stared back at the CEO after his declaration s