mblance of control. "You have the shares, fine! But you have zero experi

ity. "Starlight's Q3 profits are down five percent.

representing investment firms, nodded in

er tablet and a new image flashed onto the large projection screen. It

very dollar your wife, Brandi Morgan, has embezzled from this compa

the account numbers. The blood drained fro

d, her words like chips of ice, "it's also felony embezzlement. If I were t

f the Securities and Exchange Commission started diggin

members stared at Handy and Javon

fight gone. "What do you want?"

chin, the picture of calm, calculated power. "I want full operationa

ly objected. "That's unprecedented! It viola

smoothly pivoting. She had been waiting

"I will increase Starlight's core profit ma

. In the current market, tha

n as CEO, and I will transfer ten percent of my pers

he company's books. He knew about the rot Javon had hidden. This wasn

ing him the gun to shoot herself. "I agree to those

hould reconsider..." Horatio be

m with a sharp,

unanimously to approve the agreement. The company's le

t a moment's hesitation, her signa

hers of pity. Javon walked past her, leaning in to whisper, "You're finished," before leavin

Gage remained in th

ind a bone-deep exhaustion. Adelina sank

ng over her. "You're not just a fool," he said, his vo

ing her again. "You have no idea what's really happening

e. "As long as I don't have to partner with

y," he whispered, his lips so close to her ear she could feel