Chapter 54: Strength Requires Ruthlessness

Ella thought she might relent as she looked at the shareholders before her. However, the image of their earlier coercion filled her with an inexplicable aversion. Maybe past wounds made her cautious, but now, seeing the shareholders' true nature, she no longer felt obliged to be kind. "Cass, follow the shareholder agreement!" she declared, "Give them the money they're due, but reclaim all their shares for me!" The shareholders dropped their act of pleading and started spewing insults. "You bitch,...