Chapter 5: The Boardroom Coup
Chapter 5: The Boardroom Coup
The emergency board meeting was a shark tank. The old-guard executives, many of whom had enabled Preston's toxic ego and looked the other way during his shady dealings, murmured nervously as Emily took her seat at the head of the long glass table.
Ten minutes into the meeting, the doors flew open. Preston had managed to slip past building security using an old contact, bursting into the room. He shouted about his marital rights, demanding immediate control of the company assets under archaic laws.
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Arthur Vance didn't even flinch. He simply stood up and projected a single document onto the massive smart screen at the front of the room—a prenup Preston had signed blindly years ago. Believing it was just standard legal boilerplate, Preston had never read the fine print clauses inserted by Richard Hayes, which dictated that any financial fraud or marital infidelity would result in absolute forfeiture of all corporate claims.
Defeated by his own arrogance, Preston stumbled backward. Emily didn't waste a second. With a cold flick of her wrist, she fired three of Preston's most loyal executives on the spot, solidifying her absolute, unquestioned control over Hayes Global.
