Celestial Queen: Revenge Is Sweet When You're A Zillionaire's Heiress - Chapter 973

Chapter 973:

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Rhys was torn.

He wanted Harlee to be disappointed in him for the sake of his grand plans to expose Anika’s misdeeds, yet he also longed for Harlee not to completely abandon him. This internal conflict was the source of his misery.

Anika, receiving no response from Rhys, slammed the door in frustration. Unable to bring herself to be harsh on him, she resolved to direct her resentment at Harlee. On the 66th floor, all the top executives of the Sanderson Group and the six board members had been waiting in the meeting room for nearly an hour, with no one daring to leave.

Brenton had made it clear that absence from today’s meeting would result in severe consequences.

Though Brenton was currently not in the room, and while the attendees remained seated under his directive, murmurs of discontent were audible.

Ownership of the Sanderson Group was distributed as follows: Lonnie controlled 50%, Brenton held 10%, and the six board members shared the remaining 40%. The top executives of the Sanderson Group only held stakes in the subsidiaries, not in the parent company itself.

Typically, the six board members were known to have divergent views.

However, the announcement of Harlee’s visit to review the company’s operations had unexpectedly united their perspectives.

They respected Brenton’s leadership due to his proven capabilities and the prospective advantages he could bring to the group. Nevertheless, their allegiance to the Sanderson family was not blind or unconditional. They believed it was high time to confront Harlee with the harsh realities of business leadership. They feared that without a strong demonstration of authority, the Sanderson family might grow complacent, believing anyone could easily take a leadership role within the group.

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The board members had deliberately selected challenging projects to test Harlee.

At this point, they were voicing their grievances but hadn’t yet gotten down to business.

One board member commented, “We are the senior members here.

How appropriate is it for her to keep us waiting like this? Young people today lack proper respect!” In reality, the scheduled meeting was still three minutes away from starting. The board members had chosen to arrive an hour early intentionally to make a statement.

Another board member added, “She is the prized darling of the Sanderson family, after all. Perhaps she feels entitled to a bit of arrogance.

As for me, sitting this long is torture on my old back.”

“Agreed,” another chimed in.

“I used to think I was resilient, but this is becoming unbearable.”

The six board members continued to swap such comments, indirectly expressing their dissatisfaction with Harlee. The senior executives, well-versed in corporate dynamics, quickly sensed that the board was setting the stage to challenge Harlee’s authority today. This strategy was clearly designed to remind everyone present of the importance of maintaining decorum and adherence to hierarchy in the upcoming meeting.

At half-past two, Harlee entered the meeting room exactly on time. Instead of going directly to Brenton’s office, she had someone deliver a message to him.

“Tell Brenton he can join us in thirty minutes, or not at all. Today, I’m setting some boundaries.”

As the door to the meeting room swung open, the chatter inside immediately stopped.

Harlee walked in with confidence and took her seat at the head of the table. Moments later, she surveyed the room with a cold gaze.

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