Chapter 9 - The Boardroom Confrontation
At 1:55 PM the following afternoon, Julian sat at the head of the polished oak conference table on the top floor of the Greenwich Financial Center.
He wore a custom five-thousand-dollar suit, surrounded by eight board members and his legal team. The thirty-million-dollar acquisition contract lay open before him, waiting for Arthur Vance's signature.
At exactly 2:00 PM, the frosted glass double doors of the boardroom swung open.
Arthur Vance stepped inside, looking powerful, serene, and formidable.
Right beside him walked Evelyn.
She wore a sharp, tailored black designer suit, her brown hair styled impeccably, her posture royal and unyielding. Gone was the desperate, tearful woman in the mud-stained tweed jacket; standing before Julian was a lioness ready to reclaim her kingdom.
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Julian’s champagne glass slipped from his fingers, shattering against the mahogany table.
👉 Read PART 10 to hear Julian's panicked reaction to Evelyn's entry!
