Upon hearing what James just said, his new secretary was startled. The tension in his voice, the urgency, the fear—none of it made sense to her. She blinked a few times, trying to grasp the situation, and then cautiously asked, "A… a full board meeting, sir?"
James immediately snapped, his patience gone. "Are you deaf?! Didn't you hear what I just said? I said summon a full board meeting immediately!"
The sharpness in his tone made her sit up straight, her fingers already tapping across her tablet. "Y-Yes, sir! I'm on it right now. The meeting should be set in one hour."
But James wasn't having it.
"One hour is too much!" he barked again. "Make it thirty minutes. I'm on my way now. Thirty minutes, not a second more!"
Without giving her a chance to respond, he ended the call.
Emily, who had been quietly putting on her earrings, raised an eyebrow. She had never seen James this rattled before. He didn't speak. Instead, he stormed toward the stairs.
"Let's go," he muttered.
