“It was never your company.”
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Mark stood with his face red and twisted with anger. A company laptop lay shattered on the floor beside him. Several senior executives sat around the long conference table, staring in stunned silence. A few jumped out of their chairs.
Arthur stood near the head of the table, calm and composed.
Mark’s voice echoed through the room.
“This is insane! You can’t do this to me!”
Arthur folded his hands.
“I already did.”
A few jumped out of their chairs.
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When my knees functioned again, I stood at the doorway. No one noticed me at first.
“You’re destroying everything!” Mark shouted. “You don’t understand!” he ranted. “I had a plan! I was finally going to live my life! Jessica and I were going to start fresh!”
My stomach dropped.
Mark continued angrily.
“I was going to move the boys into a state facility so Emily could stop dragging me down!”
The words sliced through the room like a knife.
Several executives gasped.
Arthur’s face turned pale.
“I had a plan!”
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That’s when Mark finally saw me. His voice stopped mid-rant.
“Emily?”
Security guards rushed into the office after hearing the crash.
“Wait. I want to say something.” I stepped forward slowly.
Mark stared at me like he had seen a ghost.
“You know,” I said quietly, “I actually came here to help you.”
Confusion crossed his face.
“I knew Arthur wasn’t really making you the CEO.”
Several board members exchanged surprised looks.
“I want to say something.”
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“I planned on speaking on your behalf. I was going to ask Arthur to give you an entry-level job. I thought if you had a modest salary and some responsibility, you might stay involved in Lucas and Noah’s lives. They deserve a father.”
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