Shock and disbelief rippled through the boardroom, canceling every noise in every way that it could; and a tense silence settled in, heavy with unasked questions and confused emotions, underscored by barely restrained anger.
Zack, for one, was grappling with a potent mix of rage and confusion, his heart racing in his chest.
"So, you're trying to tell me, Mr. Ethan, that when you purchased my company, it was actually Doctor Athena who gave the order? The company is actually hers?" He clenched his fists, needing to confirm this absurd reality for the sake of his sanity. His mind was threatening to unravel!
"Yes," Ethan replied calmly, a single word that detonated a bomb of expletives throughout the room.
"Shit!"
"Oh, my God!"
"What the hell!"
"This is crazy!"
"Damn!!"
The shareholders could barely contain their shock, each voice layering on the disbelief that permeated the air.
