CHAPTER 8
Alex hated press conferences. Hated the cameras, the reporters shouting questions over each other.
But Thomas had insisted. "The world needs to see you as CEO. Not just as the victim who inherited. You need to establish yourself as the man running Kane Industries."
So here he was, backstage at Kane Tower's main auditorium, watching two hundred reporters take their seats through a gap in the curtain.
"Ready?" Thomas showed up, messing with his tie.
"No." Alex adjusted his own tie for the third time. "But let's do it anyway."
Thomas almost smiled. "That's the spirit. Xavier's already seated on stage. Front and center, just like we discussed."
The monitor showed Xavier on stage already seated in one of the three chairs. The suit probably cost more than he'd seen in five yea
