as Global, his jaw tight and his coffee untouc

d in corners, and half the executive floor

frowning. "What the

they just avoided his gaze l

wers. Instead, he was greeted by a group of board members hu

. He was the CFO. "We

aid dryly, removing hi

y percent of the company has been bought out. One single buyer. We'v

. "Who the hell has

good as ours. We

ng p

he'd seen a ghost

n for a seco

d. "That's

hat's impossible is the fact that she used five holding companies, a

ood chill

own the company anymore, L

ing his company right under his nose, the do

e wal

e. Her hair was pulled back, her face remained calm, and unreadable

said coolly, placing her fold

od, unsure to sit, either

xcept

s crossed. "What the he

at him. "Chairing the

le." He squinted his gaz

Lina was dead. Should be dead but the woman standing before him ri

erate. "No, Liam. It's not a game. W

her Lina. He must be speaking

know her name correctly. That

d members shif

s previous seat, and opened the file. "Let's go over today's agenda.

department heads will now repor

"You can't just waltz

er smile was brief and brutal. "Your t

nce fell ov

er pen once,

ections?" she

o one dare

heads despite the perfectly chilled room. They loved Liam as their head.

ever heard her name fro

only one st

rned across the room, a

didn't

r and tilted her head. "Sit down, Li

dn't

er attention to the CFO. "Gerald, plea

am, then back at her

someone addressed her

aughn. N

t down at last, jaw tight, with hands fisted in his lap. But the damage was already done. He had watched h

updates, Liam didn't hear a thing

ut feeling that this isn't the

atched her like she was

room again. The board shifted in their seats, some eager to leav

, flipping through the final pages of th

er voice mockingly soft, "the

one s

e immediately, six board members will be ste

brows s

ightened. "

him off-not harshly, but

le, where six men, former powerhouses

e. "Peter, Roland, Donovan

room. Peter tried to rise.

us is using a young woman's trust, labor, and ideas to boost yo

stiff

outh to speak, but

n his company," she lied through her teeth, like she wasn'

mindlessly. "Security has already been notified. Your passes will be deacti