od as I waved down the taxi in front of me. I clutched the

st that was what I thought as the car took off. "Can you go faster?" I said

d I ignored it. I was reeking of the excess sweat. I had run down the street when he cal

s company, I heaved a sigh. It was going to be a battle between me, Veronica

g the boards and executives not to sell the company that was now wallowing in debt. I felt my

eing sold off." Veronica said with a smug grin on her face. The thought of having to sell the company scared me. The company was all that was le

re than we want for it," Veronica said, looking at the old men and women at the table in fron

million in debt." She replied and I dropped my head in regret. " Did you hear that?

any without fighting hard for it. I am sure there are things we could sell. "Why don't we merge with other companies that are wi

ced they were not talking. The tension was high as we all stared at each other. "Okay fine.

ve the final say here and when what I

't we put this into a vote." I said immediately, thinking I would win. "Y

win, you and your daughter will leave the company alone and let me sor

alking into a trap. We immediately cast the vote. I watch

ad lost the house in a wager and I could

art heavy. I don't know if I should curse my father, who left everything to my mothe

I was given. The thought that it could have saved the c

I drove out of the com

inking, and drowning in their own worries. I walked to the counter

come to this? Everything my parents had worked for, everything they had sacri

to figure out a way to fight back, no matter what it took. If the board w

e asked beside me, snappi

fident smirk making him look out of place in this dingy bar. His p

ness," I said coldly, taki