Rye Lucas McMillan Jr
My face paled at the sudden news. If this merger fails, Anna Lorraine will pull out all of Dupont Tech's investment. The bastard's words dug inside my ears like worms prodding through the soil. Twenty fvcking one percent. How had I not known about this?
The board members did not seem to be shocked by the news at all. They were just whispering to each other, eyeing and waiting for me to speak. But I didn't care, none of it mattered. I turned to look at Emily, she was sitting in her seat, her face expressionless. She was staring at Cody, but her gaze was boring through him as though he were some kind of insect.
"What do you want?" I asked, my mouth dry.
"What do you mean Mr. CEO?" Cody looked genuinely baffled. "Don't you want to be rich?"
"I meant what do you wa
