Chapter 159

• How ridiculous!
• I slammed my fist on the sleek glass table, the sharp sound of it reverberating through the room. The dim lights of the penthouse courtyard cast long shadows, but they did nothing to soften the fury coursing through my veins.
• Benjamin and Beatrice, visibly shaken by my outburst, quickly lowered their heads. They said nothing, too afraid to speak, and I could feel the tension in the air the kind of tension I’d long grown accustomed to in the high-powered corporate world. It was the same kind of pressure that had kept me on my toes, fighting tooth and nail to build my empire. But today, I wasn’t fighting for the company; I was fighting for my own dignity.