He Lost Me to His Best Friend novel Chapter 687

Yardley held his breath, his eyes locked on the massive screen.

Seconds later, the names of Scarlett, himself, and several other highly respected executives appeared.

Then, the vote counts loaded in.

Scarlett was in first place by an absolute landslide.

Yardley had exactly one vote.

And it was the vote he had cast for himself.

The confident smirk vanished from his face.

It was instantly replaced by a surging, explosive fury mixed with total disbelief.

"How is this possible? How could this happen?"

His hands curled into fists, the veins on his forehead bulging as he shot up from his chair.

"Did you miscalculate the votes?!"

"She's a complete amateur! She barely even qualifies as a business owner! How the hell did she get the highest number of votes in the room? Are you people playing games with the future of this association?"

His voice grew louder and more enraged with every word until he was practically snarling.

But the committee members simply looked down at him with cold, calculated stares. A few even had open mockery in their eyes.

Mr. Lucas gripped the microphone and spoke firmly.

"Mr. Flynn, the voting process is completely transparent and fair. There is absolutely no mistake."

"It's true that Ms. Langley is relatively new to the corporate side, but her company, Croft Group, has already finalized a massive strategic partnership with this association. We have absolute faith in the future of her enterprise, and the majority of us believe she is the right person to lead all our members into a better future."

The blood froze in Yardley's veins.

Croft Group?

Scarlett and Julian had quietly founded an entire corporate group? And they had already successfully completely won over the executive committee and secured a massive partnership with them?

But she was no longer the woman who would stand there and take his abuse!

She let out a cold laugh. "You actually have no idea what I'm capable of."

"And whether or not I'm qualified isn't up to you. The people in this room have eyes. Yardley, do yourself a favor and shut up. A smart man knows when he's lost."

The moment she finished speaking, Veronica let out a sharp sneer.

"What capabilities do you have? The ability to sleep your way to the top?"

"Since when did the Bay City elections become such a joke? Are you just letting any random woman off the street take charge now?"

"Honestly, I'm starting to think this entire association is a scam. As long as a woman has a pretty face and knows how to keep you men happy in bed, you'll just hand her the presidency?"

Her words hit the room like a bomb. A dead, suffocating silence fell over the hall.

The faces of the entire executive committee instantly darkened. One of the senior executives slammed his hand on the table.