Chapter 6 - The Takeover
Thirty minutes later, Claire arrived at the seventy-story Whitmore Global Tower in downtown Manhattan.
Dressed in her immaculate white satin dress and white coat, she walked through the marble lobby flanked by Arthur Vance and a team of top financial investigators. Employees and security personnel bowed their heads in respectful silence as she passed, sensing the shift in power.
In the grand boardroom on the top floor, twelve board members sat in tense, anxious silence around a massive glass conference table.
When the double doors opened and Claire stepped inside, every single board member stood up out of their chairs.
"Mrs. Whitmore," the senior director announced nervously. "We were just notified of Grant's... situation."
Claire took her place at the head of the table—the executive chair that Grant had occupied for the last six years. She removed her dark sunglasses, revealing brilliant, piercing green eyes that commanded total obedience.
"Grant Whitmore has been removed from his position as CEO, effective immediately," Claire declared, setting her handbag on the table. "He is currently under federal investigation for embezzlement and grand larceny."
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The board members gasped, whispering frantically among themselves.
"Furthermore," Claire continued smoothly, "as the fifty-one percent majority shareholder of Whitmore Global, I am officially assuming the role of Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer."
