Dayse wasn't home, nor was Tamara, giving Mason enough room to sink deeper into his thoughts.

Sitting alone and quietly in the sitting room, he couldn't even go home because of reporters; he couldn't pick up his phone, which kept buzzing continuously on the table—with messages from Tedros and emails from board members about needing his presence at the meeting. Company stocks had begun to be hugely affected.

He knew they would be planning to vote someone else as the CEO, but whoever they would be choosing has to have high shares or influence in the company, and the person with the most potential to get elected is Eloise. It's...