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NATE

I felt overwhelmed.

I had not felt this way in the longest of times, not even when dealing with Richard's stupidity. Why were things going haywire all of a sudden just when I thought the dust had settled down?

I could not pretend not to know why. Gran's announcement yesterday had triggered a lot of suppressed resentment and I just had to deal tactfully with it or everything I held dear would be taken away right before my eyes.

I had been called to the company the day before because Aston was making trouble. Word had spread that he had gone around contacting all the members of the board and having a secret meeting with them. I was not sure what the meeting had been about but I could guess.

"Let's hurry." I said to my driver as I looked through Vivian's mail for the umpteenth time.

I was about to send a message thanking her for her hard work when my phone started to vibrate. It was a call from my personal assistant.

"They are holding an emergency extraordinary meeting of the