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A few side-eyes were exchanged around the table. I didn’t flinch. “Of course.” As we wrapped up, I caught Octavia’s eye. She gave me a subtle nod. After the meeting, she caught up with me near the break room. “She’s trying to make you look sloppy,” she said under her breath. “You know that, right?” “I noticed,” I said quietly, sipping my coffee. “But I’m not giving her what she wants.” “You could easily bury her in audit reports and compliance reviews,” Octavia said. “You’re her boss but please don’t.”

He revealed it to my face. Sienna had disappeared for years. Why would she be suddenly back? A knock came on my door. My lips felt so heavy that I couldn’t say a word. Ken was the one who directed the person, and it was my junior secretary. “Sir..” she rushed in, and I could see the horror on her face. “What’s going on?” Ken asked her. “Sir, our biggest shareholder just pulled out her shares.” She announced. My knees went weak. I could feel the whole world spinning at my feet. I couldn’t believe my last hope was gone.

unconventional changes in the CEO's personal life. Julian did not move a muscle, but the temperature in the room plummeted. Tread very carefully, Richard, Julian warned, his voice a low, lethal hum. My personal life is not on the agenda. It becomes the board's business when it threatens the stock price, Richard countered smoothly. He slid a thick manila folder onto the center of the table. He looked directly at Maya, his lips curling into a condescending sneer. Two weeks ago, Richard continued, addressing the room, our CEO secretly married his junior assistant. A woman with no degree, no background, and a five-year gap in her employment history. A woman who, according to my sources, was pres

One after the other, they took their leave until I was the only one left in my office. Reclining against my table, I used my fingers to trace the corners of my name plaque, my smile growing even wider. Nine months ago, I was the wife of Caruso Milton. Fast forward to nine months later, I was the heiress of Nexus Corporation, one out of the three largest cologmerate in the country. Pushing my hair behind my ear, I plopped on my chair, a low sigh escaping from my lips as I turned on the TV. The headlines caught my attention, so I decided to keep watching until it came to full display once more.

I tried to move. My limbs felt like lead. I couldn't even lift a finger. Then Whitney's voice came from just outside. "Wait. Before the chairman comes on stage, I'd like a moment." Shane's voice was tense. "Whitney, what is it? Did someone bully you?" Whitney sniffled. "There's someone in the company… someone completely shameless. She's been seducing married executives." "This morning, I even caught her renting a room in this hotel. She has no respect for the company at all."

“Don’t read too much into it.” “I’m not.” “You always do.” “Not tonight.” She didn’t believe that. Not completely. A group of executives approached them, pulling them into another conversation. Business talk, investments, future plans. Emily spoke when needed, calm and precise. Adrian stood beside her, listening, occasionally adding something that shifted the entire direction of the conversation. They worked well together. Too well. “You two really are impressive,” one of the executives said. “It’s rare to see this kind of alignment.”

I told her as we walked towards the elevator that would lead me straight to my office. Noah brought up this idea; he told me he had something like this in his own companies, too, and it helped. “Well, I don't think it is possible to be compromised when I'm the only one who knows about it in the whole company.” She said. “Well, that's true; now tell me, what's the other thing?” I asked. She paused for a while, the sound of the elevator brought her out of a reverie. “Well, Mrs Sylvester, the b-board m-m….”

And the other segments manage various establishments. My husband, CEO Charles Lozano, was born in a rich family and he took over his dad’s business. This is why he is where he is in his early thirties. He has come a long way from what he was to what he has become now. That’s what I can say from the things that he has told me, and it was by chance that I met him about three years ago.