Chapter 9 - The Boardroom Surprise
At 7:55 AM, the top-floor boardroom of Hale Enterprise Holdings in Manhattan was filled with the firm’s top ten senior partners and legal advisors.
Adrian arrived in a wrinkled suit, dark circles under his eyes, looking disheveled and desperate. Brooke stood beside him, clutching her designer handbag, her face tense with worry.
"This meeting is illegal!" Adrian shouted as he walked toward his usual seat at the head of the long glass table. "I am the CEO and Managing Director of this firm! Who authorized this gathering?"
"I did," a calm, commanding voice spoke from the corner of the room.
Jonathan Vance, a senior partner at the city's most prestigious law firm, stepped forward carrying a thick leather briefcase.
"You have no authority here, Vance!" Adrian barked, taking his seat at the head of the table. "Claire isn't even here! She's probably crying at her parents' estate!"
The heavy double oak doors of the boardroom swung open smoothly.
Two security guards stepped inside, followed by Claire.
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She was dressed in a sleek, immaculate charcoal wool maternity suit, her hair styled in an elegant updo. She carried herself with absolute dignity and grace, her hand resting over her bump as she walked into the room.
👉 Who was the powerful man walking into the boardroom directly behind Claire?
