DESPERATION
Richard Hart had never believed he would lose.
Not truly.
Even after Victor's arrest.
Even after the investigation expanded.
Even after attorneys started avoiding his calls.
A small part of him still believed he could survive.
That part died three days later.
The emergency board meeting lasted less than forty minutes.
Forty humiliating minutes.
Forty devastating minutes.
Forty minutes that destroyed twenty years of carefully built power.
Richard sat at the head of the table.
As he always had.
Confident.
Composed.
Prepared.
At least at first.
Then the chairman opened the investigation report.
And everything changed.
Evidence appeared.
One document after another.
Financial irregularities.
Unauthorized transfer
