Elodie took her place at the head of the table, addressing the room, "Sorry for the delay, everyone. I was waiting for something important. As you all know, I don't yet have Mr. Burke's forty-five percent shareholding. I needed to get that transfer agreement before we could

wrap up the handover ceremony, right?"

*Knock, knock*-a sound came from outside the boardroom.

"Come in," Elodie said.

Griffin entered and handed a document folder to Elodie, all eyes on him.

"Why the delay?" she asked.

"Sorry."

"It's alright."

were in her hands now, so a little delay didn't matter. She opened the folder and found a thick stack of papers. The first page was blank. She flipped it over and was met with an animated sequence of a turtle, ending with a

Why the long face?" Bea asked, her focus solely on the forty-five percent share transfer. Elodie closed the folder, her tone icy. "Thank you

stop her, the boardroom door

walked in, smiling. "Ms. Reeves, why the rush? Didn't you like

eyes narrowed dangerously. "Was it

allowed you here?" Bea's

of her grandson abandoning the family business for this woman infuriated Bea even more. "Someone get

I came here with the forty-five percent shareholding of Burke International in hand. Jt.

room fell silent

shares are with her? How is that possible?" "Does that mean, Ms. Reeves, you handed the shares back

to play her cards. Even now, holding

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