he chairman's office, Adah's uncle, Elbridg

antic. "Mr. Chairman! Sir,

hen he saw the headline and Adah's photo, the ci

it, he thought Adah had perished in the sea as well-vanished from the face of the earth for good. He thought he had smoothly ta

e doors were thrown

ds. The light behind her cast her in silhouette as she wal

chair, pointing at her as if he'd seen

d the desk that symbolized ultimate power a

e asked softly. Her voice was quiet, but

was like a knife. "You've been sitting in th

company for himself, never once imagining that this day would ever come.Elbridge stumbled back, cold sweat

d him trembled, no

touched her lips. "It seems you've used the company's money

contrary, he had always been relieved that her "disappearance" had paved the way for him. At this moment, all he wanted wa

off. "Then you'd better sta

ng back and crossing her legs, surveying th

. There is only one item on the agenda: discussing the removal of Elbridg

ords. "You're insane!" he roared, his voice cracking

t move. They were Kian's men

xious, Uncle. You have one hour before you're formally removed. Plent

the much smaller Vice Ch

e believed himself to be the undisputed master of Beaumont Holdings, yet now he felt like a cast-

's icy stare, shuffled out of the of

rial pool. "This is Adah Beaumont. I want every financial report handled b

nned speechless by the sudden coup but

gan to calmly surve

t the head of the table, coldly wa

om. He had already colluded with several board memb

orts in her hand, riddled with l

ying the room with a

ollars my uncle transferred from the company through several shell corporatio

's face. He never imagined Adah

fted uncomfortably in their seats. Th

y on the table, a sound like a d

ter," she announced, "all duties of Mr. Elbridge