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across the circular table from Jo, and with great sorrow for the loss of her daughter and kidnapping of her husband, I the landing move that the board ask Ms Camerata for her resignation Jo sat up rigidly in her chair Since she had been elected chairman of the board she had insisted that the directors meet around a circular table They had called it Queen Jo's Round Table at first, realizing that it landing st. lucia was her way to stop the power games that the directors played By emphasizing equality among the board, she also emphasized her own mastery of its members But now there was a motion on the table that would end her presidency of Vanguard Industries and chairmanship of landing st. lucia the board Jo studied Amanda Tilley the woman was bone thin, her hair as white as cream, clipped short and neatly coiffed, her paisley frock conservative yet feminine Her eyes shifted away from Jo's gaze uneasily Her mouth was a tight, tense line in her drawn face How like st. lucia Hsen to use a board member who had been one of Jo's most faithful supporters And to use Cathy's murder as the excuse to push me out Jo held on to her blazing temper Self-control had never been more vitally important The subtle little oriental bastard had not dared to show up the landing for the board meeting, not even in hologrammic projection Glancing around the table, Jo saw that none of the directors were surprised by Tilley's motion Twenty-two men and women, nearly two dozen business people who sat on the boards of the world's most powerful corporations Their the clothes were quietly elegant, the women in one-of-a-kind frocks or day suits, the men in hand-tailored suits of gray or dark blue Jo herself wore a sheath of black and beige feather print design, it clung to her figure just enough to be suggestive without being blatant On the table before each member rested a computer keyboard with flat display screen built into the table top, and a gleaming stainless steel st. lucia pitcher that held a pint of each director's preferred drink Some of the directors looked embarrassed at Tilley's motion, some distressed, others wire-taut Sir Harold Epping was clearly angered But no one was surprised A motion that I resign has been put before the board, Jo said, mainly for the tape that was automatically recording the board meeting Is there a second She turned her gaze toward Wilhelm Kruppmann and, sure enough, he the landing st. lucia muttered, Second Discussions asked Jo Several board members squirmed in their chairs One of the older men cleared his throat, but then said nothing Molten hot anger seethed through Jo's every fiber She deliberately waited for a long moment, waited while the other board members glanced at one another like guilty school-children, waited while she fought for control over her fury At last she said, in a voice that was calm, quiet, and steel-hard, I suppose I the landing st. lucia should open the discussion with a statement of my own I have no intention of resigning the presidency of this corporation or the chairmanship of this board Several of the members nodded, a few even smiled, relieved I believe, Jo continued, that this attempt to use the murder of my daughter and the abduction of my husband as an excuse to remove me from office is a contemptible tactic, a return to the sexist maneuvering that was outlawed by the World Court decades ago That made almost all of them sit up the threat of a discrimination suit in the World Court No director in his or her right mind would want that Moreover, we all know that this illegal sexist garbage is nothing but a front for the man who wants to take over this corporation Amanda, Im certain you dont realize it, but you are being used by Li-Po Hsen Tilley's mouth dropped open I never this is something Jo, you mustnt believe she sputtered But Jo had already swung her blazing eyes to Kruppmann Isnt that right, Wilhelm? |