Chapter 98

• Vivian’s voice rang out, slicing through the hum of conversation in the boardroom. It was loud, unapologetic, and deliberately provocative. She was the kind of woman who never hesitated to speak her mind, even when it made the room shift uncomfortably. Today, her words were sharp directed squarely at me and everyone in the room knew she was stirring the pot with purpose.
• The murmurs intensified, swelling like a gathering storm. Whispers turned quickly into jabs pointed criticisms questioning my competence, rumors accusing me of using powerful family connections to claw my way up the corporate ladder.
• My team Violet and the others felt the pressure too. They were seething, their jaws tight, hands twitching as if itching to defend me. But they knew better. In a high-stakes corporate setting like this, unfiltered emotion wasn’t just risky it was professional suicide. Even with tension thick in the air, I remained unreadable. I stood steady, face composed, expression cool.