said, and the others nodded in agreement. John shot a look of disgust at Missy,

," John said calmly

voice rising in anger. "You don'

through the room, making Missy flinch. The tension in the room was p

at Missy for what

lowly lifted her head, her eyes red and damp with tears. "Please," he pleaded. "Tell the boar

" she whispered. "The audio recording is..." She paused, glancing at John, the

onica, on the other hand, was smiling, a satisfied gleam in her eye

my job to take care of my family, so I did it. I've been helping him take money from the company for years now. But then I just couldn't do i

"I told her that the only way out was to come forw

ad settling in his stomach. "What have you done?" he sa

t. You have said just enough now don't

her hands trembling, her eyes welling with tears. Finally, one of the board members

of the board members said. "We need to hear fr

oard member asked. "We can't afford

er from before replied. "This could be a

faces a mix of confusion and disbelief. M

the meantime," she said, a smug smile on her face. "And I think it's time w

, but their expressions seemed to

James Corporation, please raise your hand,"

inally only one hand was left down - John's. He looked around the

iumphant look on her face. "It's official. John

pulled out from under him. How could this be happening? He'd worked so hard to get where he was, and

is voice breaking into his

move, couldn't think, couldn't even breathe. It was as if the world

her voice stern. "Now, let's mov

. "All in favor of appointing Monica Ray as the new

surprise at what they heard and i

managed to ask with

, please rais

hands, one by one. Only two hands remained down: John's and Scott's. John fel

face. "The votes have been counted," she said. "It's o

so hard to build this company from the ground up, and now it was being taken away fr

he thanked them, a sense of victory in her voice. She stood up and walked over to John's empty chair,

e the best it can be, and I will not use the company's resou

slipped them into his briefcase. He looked around the

. He walked down the hall, his footsteps echoing in the silence. The victory that

d given his all to J.S. Corporation, and now he was being pushed out,

John's assets, including money in his bank accounts and property in various locations around the country. This would h