p in front of the gleaming glass-and-st

presence immediately altering the atmosphere of the busy lobby. She didn't look up at the building. She di

didn't recognize her, moved to intercept. "Ma'am, do you

with her file folder. "Get

ded gold trim. It was five years old, but its authority was timeless. She had kept it in the same drawe

d for the CEO. A green light flashed, and a soft c

of them reached for his radio. Then he stopped. W

ftly, the floor numbers lighting up in rapid succession, heading straight for the top. Chloe watched

xecutive floor, the plush carpeting

r the booming voice of Frank Foster. "...and I propose we sell the entire

lips. She placed her hands on

ing against the interior w

the massive conference table jolted, th

ign the resolution, froze mid-air. The f

his coffee cup. Dark brown liquid spread acro

her father's. The seat that was rightfully hers. She let her gaze travel across the room, making eye contact with each of them

men who had betrayed her family. The men who were now feasting on its corpse. She had rehearsed this moment

med his fist on the table. "Who the hell

center of the table. It slid across the polished surface and came to a stop directly in

The sole legal heir, and as of this morning, the confirmed majority shareholder wi

s face turned ashen as he saw the official, notarized documents from

e head of the table and sat down, crossing her legs.

asset stripping and corporate malfeasance. You are all parties to a federal crime." She let the words h

refusing to meet her eyes. Beads of sweat formed on their foreh

can't run this company without us! Our connections, our

s. "A bank in the Cayman Islands. Account ending in 4815. Another in Panama, ending in 23

she had just reached into his chest and squeezed his

of the air conditioning. The silence was not peaceful. It wa

quiet room, it echoed like a gunshot. "My first act as CEO is to initiate a full forensic

, and tablets to my assistant. Nobody le

walked toward the adjoining CEO's office, her heels clicking with the sound of vic