Chapter 42 Billionaire's Lies

• Benedict stormed into his office with his fists securely clenched at his side. The events of the previous hours had left him, and certainly placed him, in a roaring fit of rage. His mind whirled with the enormity of the infidelity by one of his board members and the irresponsibility of his accounting staff, which had failed to notice the discrepancy now threatening to bring him and all his business crashing down. Every fiber within him wanted to scream at that moment, but he needed to remain calm. He closed the door behind him, now feeling the room even tinier, more claustrophobic. His assistant, Elena, was standing by the door, her lily-pure complexion evident on her pale face because she knew he was about to show rage through his eyes.
• "Mr. Thompson, I—I called an emergency meeting with the accounting department," she said softly, her voice laced with hesitation.
• "Cancel it," Benedict snapped, his tone sharp and dangerous. "This isn't something we need to discuss. This is something that should have been fixed months ago. How could they have missed it?" He threw up his hands in frustration, unable to contain his anger any longer.