The next morning, Ethan sat in the boardroom. The skyline outside the floor-to-ceiling windows glittered, a stark contrast to the storm he knew was brewing inside.Lucas was already there, standing near the head of the table, eyes scanning the early reports on his tablet.Annie, quiet but present, stayed at the edge of the room, her fingers clasped tightly in her lap.“Ethan,” Lucas said, “How did this get out? “What?” Ethan asked.“You stepping down and your Past, everything you said yesterday.”Ethan exhaled slowly, bracing himself. He had known this moment would come.Transparency had a price, and the cost was about to hit like a thunderclap.He tapped the table lightly, eyes narrowing at the first financial report flashing across his tablet. One shareholder’s resignation had been the spark,the news of his involvement with Clara was the gasoline.Annie shifted beside him. “How bad is it?” she asked softly.“Worse than I hoped,” Ethan admitted, voice low. “They’re calling for em
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