Richard sank back into his leather chair, his face turning pale as he stared at the legal documents resting on the table.
Richard: Security camera footage...?
Julian: High-definition video with clear audio recording. Victoria explicitly admitted to assaulting Maya because she believed she was just a helpless servant.
Board Member 1: My God, Richard... if that video leaks to the press, our stock price will plunge twenty percent in an hour!
Board Member 2: Assaulting a pregnant woman?! That is a criminal felony!
Richard: Pregnant?!
Maya: I am sixteen weeks pregnant with Julian's heir, Mr. Vance.
Julian: Which brings us to the main agenda of today's meeting.
Julian stepped beside Maya's chair, resting a supportive hand on her shoulder as she sat at the head of the boardroom table.
Maya: As the majority shareholder holding fifty-one percent of Vance Global, I am officially motioning for the immediate removal of Richard Vance from the board of directors.
Richard: You can't remove me! I've been on this board for twenty years!
Maya: Your family's corporate debt of fifteen million dollars is now owned by my personal holding company. You have thirty days to settle the balance, or your shares will be liquidated to cover the default.
Richard: Julian, stop her! You can't let a former housemaid ruin our family empire!
Julian: My wife holds the voting power, Richard. Her decision is final.
Board Member 1: I second the motion to remove Richard Vance!
Board Member 2: All in favor of the motion, raise your hands.
Every single executive around the table raised their hands high into the air, eager to distance themselves from Richard's scandal.
Julian: Motion passed unanimously. Security will escort you from the building, Richard.
Richard stood up slowly, his hands trembling as he gathered his papers in total disgrace, unable to look Maya in the eyes.