Cole Tower had forty floors, and the boardroom was on the last one. I had never been inside it. In my first life I'd only seen it in photographs, long and glossy, with a table that could seat twenty.Eleven people sat around it that Monday. Raymond was at the head, in a charcoal suit, with a cup of tea in front of him that he hadn't touched. He looked up when we came in and smiled at me, easy and warm."Adrian. Miss Brooks. Mrs. Lim." His eyes stopped on her, just for a moment. "I don't recall inviting you.""No," she said, and put the brown envelope on the table.I sat where Adrian pointed, at the foot, where I could see everyone's face. My hands were cold. I put them under the table and kept them there."We're here for a vote," Raymond said. "Let's not waste the board's time. The motion is to remove Adrian Cole as chief executive, on grounds of conduct unbecoming and repeated lapses of judgment. Adrian, you may speak first, if you like.""I will." Adrian didn't stand. He took a smal
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