The air in the Crest boardroom was suffocating. Tension buzzed through the floor-to-ceiling windows as Damien stood at the head of the table, tie loosened, sleeves rolled up. Every shareholder, lawyer, and department head in the room looked ready to implode."We’re hemorrhaging credibility," one of the board members said sharply. "The Montrose scandal has shaken investor confidence. You must create distance, Damien. Publicly."He didn’t flinch. But his jaw tightened. "Distance from Elena will not solve this.""It will if she’s seen as the problem," another chimed in, sliding a stack of reports across the table. Headlines screamed: MONTROSE BLOODLINE IN DOUBT – CREST SHARES DROP 11%.Across the table, Damien’s fingers twitched, but he didn’t reach for the reports. Instead, he scanned the room, memorizing faces. Loyalists. Opportunists. Vultures.“I said what I said,” Damien said coldly. “There is no Crest without Elena.”The room descended into murmurs, but his voice cut through again.
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