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AdrianEveryone in the room was astonished when Mrs. Grant abstained. This was not the outcome that should have occurred. Thomas had expected her to vote for removal. I had hoped she would vote for me to stay. No one expected her to abstain.The man who had proposed the vote frowned and asked the woman why she had abstained."Mrs. Grant, why did you abstain?" Thomas asked. His voice was tight with anger. "You raised your hand and then you dropped it. Why?""My vote is mine to make," Mrs. Grant said. She looked at him calmly. "Or were you expecting a specific outcome before we even voted? Did you have an intended outcome before the meeting started?""That is not what I meant," Thomas said."It sounded like what you meant," Mrs. Grant said.Seeing her fire back at Thomas made me think that Darren was behind this entire vote. Darren had the power to influence board members. Darren could have paid Mrs. Grant to vote against me, but she did not.She was not a fan of mine either, but she sa

Adrian My secretary stood in the doorway of my office and she looked worried."You have barely slept over the last two days, sir," she said.I relaxed into my chair and sighed. My back hurt and my eyes burned."I know," I said. "I have not slept well.""You should rest," she said. "You have been working since morning yesterday.""I will rest soon," I said. "I just need to finish this file."She walked into the office and placed a cup of coffee on my desk."Thank you," I said.She did not leave. She stood beside my desk and looked at the papers scattered everywhere."Was she married?" I asked suddenly, without looking up.My secretary looked confused."Who, sir?" she asked."The woman from the foundation," I said. "The woman who came yesterday to present the school project. Was she married?"She frowned, and then she nodded slowly."Yes, sir," she said. "She mentioned her husband when we spoke in the lobby. She said her husband drives her to work."I nodded. For a moment, I wondered h