Victoria Kane stood at the head of the long conference table. Her sharp black suit hugged her tall, elegant body. At 32, she ran the company with an iron fist. No one questioned her. Tonight, the boardroom on the top floor was locked down because of a major crisis. The whole building was sealed. No one could leave until morning. The five board members sat around the table. Damian, their leader, was 42, broad-shouldered with cold eyes. The others, Marcus, James, Richard, and Tyler were all powerful men in their late thirties and early forties. They had worked under Victoria for years, but tonight something felt different. The meeting dragged on for hours. Numbers were bad. Stock prices were falling fast. Victoria slammed her hand on the table. “This is your fault,” she said in her icy voice. “Fix it or I will replace every fucking one of you.” Damian leaned back in his chair. A small smile appeared on his face. “You always talk like you own us, Victoria. But we own a lot of shar
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