Reborn Fake Heiress Watch the Whole Family Burn novel Chapter 658

"What life-and-death matter could there be? Xavier is still sitting right here. Even if the sky were falling, Xavier should be the one dealing with it!"

"This is absolutely unacceptable. He was the one who stubbornly pushed for this project in the first place. Now that it's going up in flames, he's bailing early."

Although Xavier couldn't hear every whisper from the board members clearly.

He knew damn well they weren't singing his praises.

Smack!

He slammed the project file onto the conference table.

"Dylan, remember your position!" Xavier warned.

"Xavier, it is exactly because I know my position that I have to go!"

"If you dare step foot out of this room today, then don't ever bother coming back!" Xavier stood up, hands on his hips, thoroughly outraged.

He fully expected Dylan to stay put, but to his absolute shock, Dylan simply shot him a glance and walked out without looking back.

Inside the conference room, the uproar only grew louder.

A few executives who regularly opposed Dylan seized the chance to kick him while he was down.

"Mr. Sinclair, the CEO is completely out of line. He's the CEO, the core of this entire operation. To just run off during a crisis like this is unbelievable!"

"Exactly, we thought he was going to steer this company toward a brighter future, and this is the example he sets."

"Leaving the company in the hands of someone like him is deeply concerning!"

And Xavier's face was pale with fury.

Once outside, Dylan immediately called Claire back.

"Claire, what's going on? What do you mean Elena is missing?"

Claire quickly explained, "Dylan, have you really not seen Elena? It's so late and she hasn't come home. We're all terrified, so we wanted to ask if you knew where she was or if you had bumped into her?"

For Elena's sake, Sean didn't hesitate, and he showed up entirely alone.

"Boss, I couldn't just leave you here by yourself, I had to come!" Sean told Elena.

"Sean, I knew it. You have a thing for this bitch. I never imagined you'd actually risk your own neck for her!"

Lucas Maddox brandished a steel pipe, pointing it directly at Elena.

"What the hell are you planning, Lucas Maddox?" Sean demanded loudly.

"What do you think? If you don't want to see her get hurt, get on your knees right now!"

Sean clenched his fists, forcing himself to swallow his pride.

Memories of his childhood flashed through his mind, remembering all the times Lucas Maddox had bullied him and forced him to his knees just like this.

"Sean, get out of here. Don't worry about me. He's not going to kill me, he doesn't have the guts. Just run!" Elena screamed at him.