“It is wonderful to see you again, Wesley, though I must say that the stress of the market seems to be taking quite a toll on your health,” she remarked smoothly. She didn’t wait for a response but simply continued walking past him, leaving the scent of expensive perfume and the sting of humiliation in her wake.
The following morning, Miranda Frost walked into Wesley’s office with a look of pure terror and a folder that felt like a death warrant in her hands. “The Lumina Trust has quietly purchased fifty-one percent of the voting shares of Rhodes Dynamics through a series of private transactions,” Miranda stammered.
She revealed that the new chairwoman of the board had called for an emergency meeting at four o’clock that very afternoon. Wesley arrived at the boardroom with a small army of lawyers, but he found Cassie already sitting at the head of the table surrounded by a team of federal auditors.