Chapter 2 – Midnight Board Meeting

Chapter 2 – Midnight Board Meeting
At exactly 11:45 p.m., every board member received an emergency summons.
Attendance was mandatory.
Damian's phone vibrated repeatedly.
He ignored it.
Celeste wrapped her arms around him.
"Forget work tonight."
He smiled.
"Nothing can happen without me."
Across the city, however, the directors gathered through encrypted video conference.
The company attorney appeared.
"So it's true?"
He nodded.
"The controlling voting rights have been transferred."
"To whom?"
The attorney inhaled slowly.
"Evelyn Cross."
Silence filled the meeting.
May you like
One elderly director whispered,
"So the rumors were true after all."