Chapter 4 - The Boardroom Announcement Drops
Before Camila could recover her footing, the wall-mounted intercom panel chimed softly across the entire executive floor.
A crisp, synthesized voice announced the exact hour of ten in the morning, signaling the scheduled company-wide press release.
Across every computer monitor, elevator screen, and internal terminal in Montalvo Global, the official board proclamation flashed brightly.
“Montalvo Global proudly announces the appointment of Victoria Vance-Montalvo as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.”
The silence in the executive suite was absolute, heavy, and suffocating as the realization crashed down upon Camila like an avalanche.
She stared at the corridor monitor hanging opposite my desk, her face draining of every single drop of natural color.
“Victoria... Vance... Montalvo...” she whispered the name as if it were a curse that had suddenly materialized before her eyes.
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“That’s my full legal name, Camila,” I said, stepping gracefully behind the heavy mahogany desk and sitting in the leather chair.
“You... you’re Alexander’s wife... the one who spent six years turning around our failing manufacturing plants in the Midwest?” she choked out.
