The CEO's Regret: Darling, Don’t Leave Me novel Chapter 370

Chapter 279: Meeting with the Board of Directors, Part 2.–2

Alexander

The elevator report.

Shit. Shit. Shit.

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“The engineer in charge stated that the malfunctioning elevator shouldn’t be used,” Clara said. “He also stated that he personally informed Mr. Alexander hours before the incident.”

Hale’s eyes widened.

“What?”

“The elevator wasn’t authorized for use,” she continued. “Even so, Alexander insisted on using it.

That suggestion put someone’s life and safety at risk.”

“That doesn’t prove intent,” my lawyer quickly interjected.

“No,” Clara replied. “But it does prove extreme negligence.”

My fingers slowly closed under the table. I couldn’t lose control, I couldn’t. She kept talking. And

every word was a damn gunshot.

“Besides that, the engineer was fired a few hours after the incident.”

Hale looked at me again.

“You authorized that?”

“It was an operational decision,” I replied coldly. “The man violated protocol.”

“After warning you about the elevator?”

My jaw tightened. I felt the room close in around me, and the board members began to murmur among themselves.

My lawyer spoke again: “This is all still circumstantial.”

Clara looked at him. And then she said something that made me feel real fear for the first time.

“Then let’s talk about the reason.”

Absolute silence…

She took a breath.

“Days before traveling to Boston, I spoke with Mr. Hale about a future corporate restructuring.”

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Chapter 279 Meeting with the Board of Directors, Part 2.–2

Hale lowered his gaze, damn it… Damn it.

Clara continued.

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“My intention was to explore options for limiting Alexander’s executive involvement within the company after the expansion.”

One of the board members murmured in surprise. I remained motionless, though inside I felt a brutal burning in my chest. Because there it was, the real reason. She wanted to get rid of me, and/ now she was using all of this to do it.

Clara looked directly at me.

“Alexander knew about that conversation. Mr. Hale didn’t keep that private conversation

confidential.”

No one breathed.

“And after that, the problems in Boston began.”

I felt all eyes on me. All of them.

Damn it.

My lawyer intervened again.

“That still doesn’t prove that my client acted deliberately.”

“I’m not finished,” Clara said.

And then she played her final trick: internal documents, screenshots, forwarded emails. The

evidence she took from my office.

I felt my body slowly freeze, because then I understood exactly what had happened. She came into my office, went through my things. And she found too much.

Hale ran a hand over his face, visibly shaken.

“My God…”

Clara slowly closed the folder.

“This can’t be left like this.”

My breathing became heavier, barely perceptible. But Clara noticed; I saw it in her eyes. She could

see me crumbling, even though I sat perfectly still. Their lawyer then spoke.

“Given the facts presented today, there is sufficient basis to consider serious breaches of fiduciary duty, willful corporate negligence, and actions that directly compromised the company’s

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