Chapter 6

Footsteps echoed behind Eleanor as her executive assistant, Arthur, hurried over with a stack of quarterly reports. "Ms. Vance, the board of directors is waiting in the penthouse suite for the merger sign-off."
Eleanor didn't even turn her head to look at him. "Cancel the meeting, Arthur, and lock down the executive floor immediately."
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Arthur blinked in absolute astonishment, having never heard his unflappable boss cancel a multi-billion-dollar acquisition. "Cancel the merger? But the federal regulators are already reviewing the paperwork downstairs."
"Let them review whatever they want," Eleanor snapped, her voice cutting through the lobby like shattered glass. "We have a much bigger audit to conduct right here."