The clock slowly ticked along

It was growing quiet with every passing second.

Soon, it was 9:25, only five minutes left until the appointed time of 9:30.

Decker frowned and stared at the watch on his wrist.

One of the older shareholders remarked agitatedly, "It’ll be half past nine in five minutes. Where is this Mr. Bright? Is he coming?”

The others expressed a similar sentiment, “Yeah, is he going to come?”

"He’s invested so much in us. I’m sure he’ll be coming.”

“Is he intentionally keeping us waiting to prove his superiority over us?”

As they continued to bicker on, both Master Rockwell and Decker’s expressions darkened significantly.

If this was truly Mr. Bright’s intention, it was certainly a snapshot of what was about to happen next. This must be the first step of his plans in taking over Rockwell Corporation, beginning with a show of power over Decker.

As much as they hated to stomach it, they had no other choice.

they had no choice but to yield the shares to him just as initially agreed. There was

Knock.

a crisp knock on the door.

from the wait, quickly shut their mouths. All of them including Master Rockwell, Decker, and

the entrance to usher Mr. Bright into

were knocking on the door instead of Mr.

Rockwell asked out loud, "Is Mr.

I am his lawyer. Mr. Bright is

pulled himself to his feet with the help of his crutch.

quickly paced toward the door as well, suddenly

revered Mr. Bright to

“Master Rockwell, Mr. Decker, I recognize that voice. That’s Mr. Bright’s lawyer. I met him last time when we were

him into the room." Master Rockwell stepped

him closely.

the other shareholders followed closely

they were

executives posted

and Decker put on their best

revealed the figure standing behind the door, their smiles turned into scowls.

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