Chapter 10 - The Corporate Board Suspends Marcus Pending Internal Review
Back at the corporate headquarters of Vance Technologies downtown, chaos had erupted among the executive directors.
News of Victoria’s arrest and the viral security footage leaking online had tanked the company’s stock value overnight.
The board of directors called an emergency session in the glass-walled conference room on the top floor.
The lead director slid a termination review document across the mahogany table toward Marcus as he walked in.
“Your personal life has become a public liability, Marcus. The board is voting to suspend your CEO duties,” the director stated.
“You can't do that! I built this company from the ground up!” Marcus protested, slamming his hand on the table.
“We can, and we just did. Effective immediately, your voting shares are frozen pending a corporate ethics review,” the board declared.
Marcus realized that Victoria’s toxic influence had not only destroyed his family but also his entire professional empire.
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He walked out of the corporate tower into the cold rain, utterly stripped of the power he had spent decades accumulating.
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