Chapter 7: The Boardroom Coup
The atmosphere in the Apex Tech boardroom was suffocating. The elite board of directors sat around the massive glass table in tense, panicked silence. Outside the glass walls, federal agents were boxing up hard drives and documents. Richard burst through the double doors, breathless, his tie undone, looking like a cornered animal.
"Listen to me!" Richard shouted, slamming his hands on the table. "This is a misunderstanding! We can fix this! I am the founder of this company!"
"You were the mascot," a cold, authoritative voice echoed through the room.
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The heavy mahogany doors at the end of the boardroom swung open. The room fell dead silent. Elena walked in, but she looked nothing like the woman from the kitchen. She was dressed in an impeccably tailored, charcoal-grey Tom Ford power suit. Her hair was styled perfectly, and her eyes held the lethal, unyielding gaze of an apex predator. Flanked by Marcus Vance and a team of corporate litigators, she walked to the head of the table.
"As the controlling majority shareholder of Apex Technologies, I am officially executing my right to immediately terminate Richard Sterling as CEO, effective this exact second," Elena announced, her voice echoing with absolute authority. "Security will escort you off my property."
