Chapter 292

• Elysia
• The board convened one final time to formalize what the Summit had already set into motion, the vote passing with a unanimity that would have seemed impossible only months earlier.
• "By full shareholder consensus," Silas announced, his voice carrying genuine satisfaction he rarely allowed himself to display, "Elysia Ashbourne is hereby confirmed as Chief Executive of Ashbourne Group, effective immediately, with Velmora Group continuing to operate as an independent sister company under her combined leadership."