Chapter 4: The Fall of the Matriarch
Chapter 4: The Fall of the Matriarch
The board meeting took place forty-eight hours later.
Every executive expected Daniel to quietly settle the matter.
Instead, he played the recordings.
Every single one.
No interruptions.
No editing.
When the final recording ended, the room remained silent.
One by one, board members removed Margaret from every leadership position.
She was stripped of her voting authority.
Her private office.
Her honorary titles.
Even her lifetime advisory seat.
She signed the resignation papers without saying a word.
Outside the building, reporters surrounded her.
She offered no statement.
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The woman who had controlled one of America's largest shipping empires for decades disappeared behind the tinted windows of a waiting car.
She would never return.
