The Girlboss Begs for Remarriage by Chu

"I suggest we be rid of him right away, to serve as a warning to the others!" "No, we have to make him return every last dhe stole from the company over the years!" "Yes! We will do that, and then get rid of him!" Kallum was certainly furious to hear that the board members who were so loyal to him before were now ready to lynch him.

However, he was afraid to say a thing, even as he subtly glanced at Frank while wondering if he could take Helen hostage before Frank realized it.

On the other hand, Helen was hiding a giggle as she listened to the board members' shouts of indignation even as they scapegoated Kallum.

Turning to Kallum, she narrowed her eyes and asked, "So, Mr. Gaetz. Do you yield or not?" Kallum turned away-how could she still ask something so pointless at this stage?! But he was already set on this path, and he shall see through it! "No, I refuse!" he snapped coolly. "You may be able to fool these idiots, but not me! You're just coercing them to cooperate, or Lanecorp would fall to chaos with a sudden purge of executives! You'll abandon them in time, or am I wrong?" The board members were once again snapping and condemning Kallum's rant, but they were also casting looks of concern at Helen.

Kallum had a point which concerned them-Helen had leverage against them, so

hand to stop their outburst as she sneered. "I'm not a person who disposes of personnel like tools. I promise—if I'm not betrayed, of course—that I'll be increasing every board member's bonus by twenty percent at the end of the year and giving a fifty percent base salary increment." The board members' eyes lit up

make even more money together already boosted

the specific numbers she provided now, it meant that she was not

Helen failed to fulfill her promise, it was

them once she was done with them. And since Helen offered a promise, they did not lose

in months. Embezzlement? What embezzlement? And seeing that the other board