“Is he even here with us?”
The dripping disgust in Tekan’s loud voice snapped me out of my thoughts, and I let out a weary, exhausted exhale. I had completely spaced out in the middle of the crisis, and everyone in the room knew it.
My grandfather still refused to grant me a single glance, his eyes strictly focused on perusing the stack of legal documents scattered in front of him. I let out a quiet sigh, flinching slightly when a couple of the minority shareholders let out hisses of annoyance.
Everyone could talk to me anyhow now. Everyone could behave anyhow they pleased around me…
My fists clenched against my thighs, my fingernails digging into my skin. But not for long, I promised myself fiercely. Very soon, this entire narrative will be turned around.
But first... I had to convi
