The boardroom was silent as Taylor Fury entered, his expression grim and his shoulders squared against the weight of the crisis.
The once-vibrant energy that had defined board meetings of Fury Enterprises had been replaced by an oppressive tension.
The faces of the remaining board members reflected frustration and desperation.
Taylor sat at the head of the long, polished table, his tie adjusted with deliberate slowness, as if he waited for anything that could stay the inevitable.
It was the head of finances, Mr. Caldwell, who cleared his throat first. "Mr. Fury, we have gone over the financial trajectory once more, and it is bleak. Unless we secure an enormous influx of capital within the next quarter, the company will…"
He stopped, his voice dropping. "We shall have no option but
