Love the Wolfless Power Girl at First Sight

Chapter 318 The Boardroom Battleground

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“Mr. Yardley really must be very busy,” one of the shareholders sneered. “Even a meeting this important couldn’t make him show up on time. If he doesn’t even care about Sinclair Corp, why insist on clinging to the executive seat?”

“Exactly,” another chimed in. “If he’s late to something like this, makes you wonder how often is he late the rest of the time? Does he even care about our interests as shareholders?”

They hadn’t invested in Sinclair Corp to be toyed with. This was business, not a joke.

Lila stood awkwardly, unable to offer any reasonable explanation. She genuinely didn’t know where Yardley had gone or what had happened to him. Feeling everyone’s eyes on her, she turned toward Tessa.

“Tessa, do you know where your father went? We’re a family! You can’t just let these people bully your

mother!”

Alone in the room and clearly overwhelmed, Lila was scrambling to find any ally–even if it meant pleading with Tessa.

But Tessa’s expression didn’t waver.

“If you can’t handle this environment, then you shouldn’t have come. This is a company, not a living room. I’m not going to take your side just because we’re related.”

She made her stance perfectly clear.

the vote and stay in power, aren’t you? You must’ve done something to him–kept him from coming

lengthened slightly—an instinctive display of aggression unique

kind of person Lila was. Spineless, dependent, easily swayed. But even so— she had once respected her, if only because she had given birth to

But today?

had truly crossed the

mother should say

ready to

Tessa’s heart, deeper than

willing to hurt your own family for

I’m not.”

is as shameless as you

who’d been listening silently, finally spoke up–unable to stand it

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318 The Boardroom

circus family does this

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not here yet, it’s not

waste time on a man who

up on time.

the moment his sharp, dominant gaze swept over her, she immediately shut her mouth. She

place in this world of alphas and