he chairman's office, Adah's uncle, Elbridg
antic. "Mr. Chairman! Sir,
hen he saw the headline and Adah's photo, the ci
it, he thought Adah had perished in the sea as well-vanished from the face of the earth for good. He thought he had smoothly ta
e doors were thrown
ds. The light behind her cast her in silhouette as she wal
chair, pointing at her as if he'd seen
d the desk that symbolized ultimate power a
e asked softly. Her voice was quiet, but
was like a knife. "You've been sitting in th
company for himself, never once imagining that this day would ever come.Elbridge stumbled back, cold sweat
d him trembled, no
touched her lips. "It seems you've used the company's money
contrary, he had always been relieved that her "disappearance" had paved the way for him. At this moment, all he wanted wa
off. "Then you'd better sta
ng back and crossing her legs, surveying th
. There is only one item on the agenda: discussing the removal of Elbridg
ords. "You're insane!" he roared, his voice cracking
t move. They were Kian's men
xious, Uncle. You have one hour before you're formally removed. Plent
the much smaller Vice Ch
e believed himself to be the undisputed master of Beaumont Holdings, yet now he felt like a cast-
's icy stare, shuffled out of the of
rial pool. "This is Adah Beaumont. I want every financial report handled b
nned speechless by the sudden coup but
gan to calmly surve
t the head of the table, coldly wa
om. He had already colluded with several board memb
orts in her hand, riddled with l
ying the room with a
ollars my uncle transferred from the company through several shell corporatio
's face. He never imagined Adah
fted uncomfortably in their seats. Th
y on the table, a sound like a d
ter," she announced, "all duties of Mr. Elbridge
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