Painful Choices, Sweet Revenge

Beside him stood Diana, her eyes red and swollen, her hair

Corporation was saved through financing, but that doesn't mean he gets to call all the shots. Kristy was nothing but a VP before, a

n pocket change to him, but the company represents our interests, too. Making such

t stand the thought of me being beyond his control, let alone having the power t

e room buzzed like boiling water, peopl

es were all but subtle-Jacob Wallace and I had been spotted entering the same hotel

the CEO seat, and now this. I glanced around, noticing the wary, spe

mpany's future," someone said. "We reall

CEO. This isn't a role for someone who's untested or inexperience

ing your superior, especially when there was scandalous gossip swirling around

ely agree that the company's direction and future need to be handled with care. That's why I've pr

diately. Suddenly, the board members were engrossed, flipping through the proposal with intense

eep, and I'd made sure to dig up every last one. These little secrets sat firmly in my grasp, and they all knew exactly

s were Bryan and Diana, holding

ng the document. "You think

seen the rubbish you submitted? This strategy outclasses y

his voice rising. "You're nothing but Jacob's little playthi

prising everyone. "Kristy's proposal is impressive. If impleme

isty has years of experience with us. She knows the company inside o

Let's mov

n's face contorted as he watched his allies fold like a house of

on reaching a fever pitch. "That news about her and Wallac

d I entered the same hotel. Nothing more. How does that prove anything happened? Even if we did sleep

ied to jump in, but