Part 10
The tension in the boardroom was thick enough to suffocate,
the silence stretching out for what felt like an eternity.
Daniel stood frozen,
his breath coming in shallow,
ragged gasps as he realized his final gamble had failed completely.
The board members remained silent,
their expressions hardened into stone as they stared at the evidence on the screen.
Finally,
the senior board member,
a respected elder named Harrison Vance,
cleared his throat loudly.
He stood up,
adjusting his glasses as he looked directly at Daniel with utter contempt.
"I have seen enough,"
Harrison announced,
his deep voice echoing with absolute finality.
"This board will not tolerate criminality,
nor will we allow our reputation to be dragged through the mud by a desperate thief."
"I call for an immediate vote to terminate Daniel’s employment,"
"effective second by second,
with cause,
and with a complete forfeiture of all severance and stock options."
"I second the motion,"
another board member called out immediately from the other side of the table.
"All in favor?"
Harrison asked,
scanning the room.
Every single hand around the massive glass table went up without a moment of hesitation.
Not a single person voted to save him,
not even the allies he thought he had bought with his stolen money.
Daniel looked at the sea of raised hands,
a sickening wave of dizziness washing over him.
"The motion carries unanimously,"
Harrison declared,
turning his stern gaze to the security guards.
"Remove this individual from our sight,"
"and ensure he is handed directly over to the authorities waiting downstairs."
The guards moved forward with practiced efficiency,
grabbing Daniel by his arms and forcing his hands behind his back.
"Clara,
please!"
Daniel suddenly shrieked,
his defiance crumbling into a pathetic,
sniveling desperation as they dragged him toward the exit.
"We can work this out!"
"I did it for us,
I wanted to build a bigger future for us!"
"Don't do this to me!"
"I beg you!"
Clara didn't even bother to look at him as he was dragged out into the hallway,
his desperate cries fading as the heavy mahogany doors clicked shut.
She turned back to the board members,
her expression serene and completely in control.
"Thank you,
ladies and gentlemen,"
she said,
walking back to the head of the table.
"Now that the distraction has been removed,"
"let us focus on the future of Whitmore Enterprises."
"I have prepared a comprehensive restructuring plan that will recover our lost capital within ninety days."
She sat down in the executive chair,
and the board members quickly followed suit,
their attention entirely captivated by her strength.
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She was no longer just the daughter of the founder;
she was the undisputed commander of the empire.
