Chapter 12 - Purging the Boardroom
By 4:00 PM, Eleanor marched back into the executive boardroom at Vance Industries, flanked by two federal agents.
The remaining four corrupt board members sat around the mahogany table, whispering anxiously among themselves.
Eleanor took her rightful seat at the head of the table, placing her silver clutch bag down with a decisive thud.
"The meeting is called to order," Eleanor announced, her voice echoing powerfully through the spacious room.
"Effective immediately, every board member who participated in Marcus's financial cover-up is terminated for cause."
Board Chairman Robert Sterling stood up indignantly, slamming his hands against the polished wood surface.
"You can't fire us without a shareholder vote, Eleanor! We control forty percent of the voting shares!" Robert shouted.
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Caleb stepped forward from the doorway, placing a stack of freshly printed federal indictment papers on the table.
"You control forty percent of shares funded by illegal offshore wire fraud, Mr. Sterling," Caleb stated coldly.
