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 it was only natural

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

even more money together

specific numbers she provided now, it

to fulfill her promise,

would abandon them once she was done with them. And since Helen offered a promise,

what they had taken and Helen's leverage would be void in months. Embezzlement? What embezzlement? And seeing that the other board members were now looking at Helen respectfully instead of fearfully, Kallum quickly