With Richard's remark, the entire meeting room fell silent.

Everybody lowered their heads, too intimidated to speak. Everybody had their own reasons for wanting to remove Jack from his position.

There was a lengthy pause before finally, a shareholder broke the stifling silence." Mr. Richard, we were just too scared. The Sumner Group lost billions in an hour.""

Richard snorted. "Billions? What's the big deal? He'll make it back in less than a year. If you want to be CEO, earn your place!"

Disregarding their reactions, Richard stood up and left the room and walked directly into Jack's office.

"Grandpa." Jack began.

"Shut up! If this keeps up, I will...