the pen in her hand. The shareholders, seeing

id calmly, "Since no one objects, l

tood up to give their reports,

tioned, Eira finally looked up with mild interest,

her laptop, signaling someone to pull up the old

s-we're shutti

one who just gave the report looked like he'd just swallowed a

e want to terminate them, shouldn't we give a reasonable explanation?" He hesitated for a second before adding,

er and looked over at him coldly. "Then tel

th, mumbling, "Well... they we

al shareholders too. Their faces darkened, but w

dismissive smile. "So, tell me, do we re

ld projects-most of which had been sign

-some folks reassigned elsewhere, others, espe

the boardroom. Some shareholde

interim CEO. Shouldn't decisions of t

l at once-our stock price th

legacy projects. A company shouldn't forget i

ac

le, cutting the speaker off mid-sentence. "You a

, the bigger your dividends.

ne's not on board, feel free to give u

d been whining all lowered their

o be, but the annual dividends were still sol

m today. Just a few days ago, he was the loudest voice of opposition.

yebrow slightly and said with a smile that

their eyes met, an uneasy gu

his eyes flicked over the red-lined proj

w, of course I don't object. As long as the

d love to see how long he c

s here, but if you want to make money, then follow my lead. Here's the

pressure wave. "But if you can't del

and walked straight out

igure, then looked back at the pl

pre-sales in a month

ne hears you, that might be

Kestrel, leaned in and asked, "

lashed through

rules for now. But whether they succeed

*

Eira sank into the back seat of th

John hack into the company system and pul

tion ran way deeper

ooked over, worried. "Boss, ev

smooth, tha

f, his tone lightening up. "Told you

ind her hand. "Yo

's a masquerade ba

"Good chance to chill a bit. Once you go back to you

k home, she quickly changed and grabb

the venue, John ope

ry movement, the sheer fabric hinted at the elegant lines of her long legs. As eyes traveled upward, the

and swan-like neck. Eira's hair was swept up in a loose c

pened, the once-lively ballr

one, drawn to her-A