ALEX
Alex sat behind his office desk, staring at the weekly financial report as if the numbers were personally mocking him. Every line dipped lower than the last. Every projection fell short. Every comment from the board highlighted a dissatisfaction he could no longer ignore.
Emily was failing!
He dragged a hand across his face, jaw clenching. He had imagined this week going differently.
After the Council acquitted her, after he ensured all traces of her mind control scandal were buried, he had expected her to at least keep the company stable. Maybe even improve it.
That had been the whole point. She had promised she could do it. She had sworn she would make him proud. She had cried, pleaded, whispered against his neck that she would never embarrass him.
Instead, she had turned hi
