Chapter 319 Victory in the Spotlight

The presentation began with Donald.

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His numbers were rock solid–under his leadership, a severely underperforming company had made an impressive turnaround.

Slide after slide, the data laid out a clear trajectory. Growth. Recovery. Profit.

And Donald himself was poised and articulate. Even Tessa found herself glancing at him more than once.

This Donald… when he’s serious, he actually looks like he knows what he’s doing.

When he finished, the room erupted into enthusiastic applause.

“Well, that’s it for me,” Donald said, stepping aside with a relaxed smile. “Next, I’d like to invite Mr. Yardley to present.”

He was saving Tessa for last–because he, too, was eager to see her shine.

Yardley nodded at Liam to start the slideshow.

Liam had done all the prep work–Yardley hadn’t even looked at the report ahead of time.

Normally, it was just a formality. But now? It showed.

The moment Yardley began to speak, it became clear that his spoken figures didn’t match the slides behind him.

Still, he pressed on, pretending nothing was wrong.

From beside her, Donald leaned in to whisper to Tessa, “Are you sure you’re really this guy’s daughter?”

How does someone that unimpressive end

to admit it–Tessa’s

the rest of the presentation, ignoring the murmurs rippling through

tight,

now?” he asked Lila under his

frowned. “What were you doing last night? You didn’t even memorize the

hadn’t come

got the votes. That’s all that matters.” His fingers scratched at the table, leaving faint claw marks as he tried to mask his nerves

the real threat. As long as she withdrew, everything

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3:00 pm &

Victory in the

“Miss Tessa, please take the

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Donald, but every shareholder was watching

to the front, Yardley’s aura suddenly shifted, flaring with disorder and a

the old

most to Tessa.

dare go too

stepped onto the stage

her presentation herself and

flowery words. No

data–clean, powerful, and

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slide felt like the scent of prey— sharply catching the attention of every werewolf in the room,

investor. You’ve put your money into

landed with weight,

showy–it radiated from her without effort, like

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