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Jayden and his mother step out. Both look solemn. The room collectively relaxes.

Jayden glances at me as they go to their seats.

Wait! Jayden sits beside Judy. He doesn't take up the head seat. She looks like she's lost a billion dollars and picked up a quarter. Is the company broke? I should not enjoy this so much because it directly affects my daughter.

But we've been okay without billions so far, we can live without it. I'm not so sure Judy can though. It's more the lack of power and prestige that will clip her wings.

Her fall from grace could be spectacular and I'm here for all of it.

They don't say a word. Jayden just puts his hand up to quiet the buzz. The elevator doors close again and the numbers light up. It's going up? Is there even an up from here? Maybe Heaven? I look quizzically at Lance next to me.

"Helipad on roof. Someone's arrived by helicopter," he whispers.

Holy shit. This is really happening. Lucky I bought the townhouse outright because I may not be able to afford rent or mortgage payments after today.

The elevator pings again and the number for our floor lights up. You could hear a pin drop in here right now. The tension is thick. Even the board members seem to be in the dark about who this is.

I don't know this man, but I do think I'm looking at a carbon copy

A fine cut of suit looking every bit as fit

who he is, but I do know without a doubt,

but also is studying this man intensely. It can't be

got julcy. I look at Lance and he looks at me and shrugs. He has

gaze a second and then

I could take a photo so I could use it to cheer myself

has Judy in such a quandary, he must be like God or something. Maybe

and he stands at the head of the table i guess you're surprised to

around at each other with

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Jayden's voice, sets my heart racing. There's just something in his tone that

room. I think he'd own any

be out of a job by

owner, no doubt he will have a first-born heir in line for the fortune. So, Jayden will probably fall down the pecking

she ever made the pecking order. But she holds his gaze till he looks away from her

and I apologize for the lack of information surrounding my arrival." He paces the floor at the end of the

hear sudden intakes of breath and there's definite shuffling in seats. Okay, now we know something. Well, not me, I'm still oblivious to why

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