Chapter 108

ISABELLA’S POV

The atmosphere in the boardroom grew tense the moment Robert stood up to make that statement.

His cynical, rebellious voice was cutting through the air like a sharp blade.

As soon as he suggested a vote to challenge my position as chairlady, I could feel that slight jump in my heart rate.

I had not prepared for this, and seeing how Robert had taken advantage of the entire situation, I could not help but feel cornered.

Refusing to yield to what he was asking for might end up proving him and the protesters outside the hospital right—that I was indeed a tyrant—and forcing myself on the board.

But it could also lead to me losing my position as chairlady just like that and without any prior arrangement.

Worse still, without the knowledge of my parents, who had appointed me in the first place.

For a moment, the room fell into an unsettling silence, broken only by the faint shuffling of papers and a few muffled coughs.

My gaze instinctively locked onto Robert, who stood at the