Chapter 42

~Charles

I was highly devastated, my heart slamming against my ribs. I looked at everyone in the room; there was no atom of pity in their eyes for me, not even my mother. Shame wouldn’t let her look me in the eyes because this was the height of all the betrayals she had done to me in the past. I would never forgive her for this.

I looked at Megan, searching for support, but she wouldn’t look my way. My heart sank. Even Megan was abandoning me in my time of need.

Reality dawned on me when the executives began to vote again, but this time, it was for my replacement. I couldn’t bring myself to participate because even breathing was becoming a task I was failing at.

After all the efforts I had put into growing McCall Enterprises, all the years of hard work, endless travels, bargaining with top businessmen who were not easy to sway, countless sleepless nights—all for nothing.

Yes, I had been flopping lately due to the pressure, and yes, we incurred losses in the past because I was still a