Chapter 9 - The Boardroom TriumphThe scene inside the auditorium turned into complete chaos as federal marshals stepped up to the stage, grabbing Richardâs arms and snapping steel handcuffs around his wrists.
âEdward! Tell them to stop!â Richard shrieked as he was pulled away from the podium. âIâm your uncle! I did this for the family!â
âYou did this for your own greed, Richard,â Edward replied coldly as his uncle was dragged out the side doors in chains.
The board members immediately called an emergency voice vote.
The result was unanimous: ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF VOTING SHARES REAFFIRMED EDWARD HASTINGS AS PERMANENT CEO AND CHAIRMAN.
Reporters and photographers swarmed the stage, flashes strobing like lightning as they tried to capture images of the stunning, un-veiled heiress who had single-handedly saved a ten-billion-dollar corporate empire.
Edward walked up to Milana, stepping between her and the flashing cameras. He gently took her hands in his, looking down into her un-veiled face with tears of pure joy and love in his eyes.
âYou are the most breathtaking woman I have ever seen in my life, Milana,â Edward whispered, his voice trembling with emotion.
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Milana smiledâa radiant, breathtaking expression that lit up her entire face. âAnd you, Edward, are the only man who earned the right to see it.â
He leaned down and kissed her softly on the lips in front of four hundred cheering board members and international news cameras.
