Chapter 105

Rowan

The silence in the conference room was deafening, laced with palpable fear on the faces of some of the shareholders. The others looked calm, which was expected since they weren't traitors, and I couldn't wait to unleash the plans I'd made for them.

Mr Sandalwood was particularly quiet, consistently evading my gaze with his attention fixed on his laptop's screen.

I ignored him because he'd be begging for mine by the time I was done with him.

My gaze was trained on him, a smile hanging loosely on my lips when I mentioned addressed Mr Joel and he—Sandalwood—flinched. I reveled on the uncertainty that radiated all over...