The glass walls of the Stone Global boardroom sparkled with a sterile chill, mirroring the tense, high-stakes atmosphere of the morning. Executives were seated in rigid chairs, flipping through sleek packets filled with projections and logistics, each graph more aggressive than the last - their murmured observations masked under the quiet clinking of water glasses and the occasional swipe of a digital pen.
At the head sat Killian Stone, clad in a tailored navy suit and an expression that could cut glass. His fingers still atop a leather portfolio, jaw locked, unreadable. Authority emanated from him in waves - cool, efficient, firm.
“Q2 numbers in Asia are steady,” one of the senior VPs reported. “However, the South Korea partnership has hit a snag in the final licensing phase.”
Killian
