The atmosphere in the boardroom was thick with tension, an almost suffocating heaviness hanging over everyone as they took their seats.

Serena sat at the head of the table, her face impassive, though her heart pounded in her chest.

Today was the day. Today, she would either walk out of this room as the CEO of Rocky’s Designs, or she would be forced out of the very company she had built from the ground up.

She had fought tooth and nail for this moment.

She had spent the past two days working behind the scenes, meeting with board members, reminding them of what she had done for this company, countering...