Ethan’s POV Spending a minute in my office to regroup, from my view, I could see the Manhattan sky had now been covered with the usual gray rain and restless traffic. I know the boardroom meeting will be tough, but I didn’t become the CEO of Cole group so they can ride roughshod over me. This is not the first time the company has been in the media for the wrong reasons, and probably won’t be the last. Our reputation remains strong even through challenges, which makes us formidable in the sector. I knew that by the time I walked into the boardroom, the rumors would have evolved into different narratives. I don’t really care. That was the thing about corporate warfare. Facts barely mattered once fear entered the room. People didn’t follow the truth; they followed survival. The long obs

