Chapter 25

The next few hours were a whirlwind. Lyon worked closely with the finance team, going through spreadsheets line by line to identify where the issues were. His sharp eye for detail and quick thinking helped uncover the mistake, a junior accountant had mistakenly duplicated several entries.

Once the error was fixed, Lyon instructed the team to generate corrected reports. He personally reviewed them before giving his approval. Meanwhile, Martins returned with the PR team’s draft statement, which Lyon fine-tuned to ensure it struck the right tone.

By the time everything was resolved, it was well past noon. The board members, visibly relieved, thanked Lyon for his leadership.

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