Never Mistake a Queen for a Lapdog novel Chapter 1043

Noreen slowly looked up, her gaze sweeping over the furious, ashen faces of the board members. A faint, inscrutable smirk touched the corners of her lips.

"Director Yates, everyone, please calm down."

Her voice wasn't loud, but it possessed a strange, piercing authority that instantly silenced the chaotic room.

She leaned forward slightly, resting her chin on her steepled fingers, her eyes as calm as a deep pool of water.

"Winrich's foundation is incredibly solid. This is just a minor bump in the road. As for the exit strategy you're all so worried about..."

She paused, meeting Director Yates's eyes, and spoke with deliberate clarity. "My original promise still stands."

The tension in Director Yates's shoulders immediately evaporated. "Good."

Because of this, the moment the meeting adjourned, four shareholders explicitly demanded to cash out.

Although their combined stakes in Winrich weren't enormous, liquidating them all at once would require a massive sum of money.

When it rains, it pours. Right at this critical juncture, another crisis hit.

Crystal Chelsea, acting as a shareholder of Omniva Group, arrived to discuss pulling their capital.

When Dylan divorced Crystal, he had transferred a portion of Omniva Bank's shares to her as part of the settlement.

Therefore, she possessed the legal authority to negotiate withdrawing the credit line.

Noreen received her following standard business protocols.

Crystal sat on the expansive leather sofa, her posture the picture of elegance. With her chin tilted up slightly, she radiated an innate, haughty arrogance.

She slid a pre-drafted document to the center of the coffee table, tapping her manicured fingers against the glass. Her tone was dripping with blatant coercion.

"Ms. Gilmore, our bank's risk management department isn't running a charity. You've seen the PR disaster and stock crash happening at Winrich. I've already cleared it with the board. Pulling the credit line is standard compliance procedure. My hands are tied."

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