Show of power

The entire conference room was in utter silence, none of the men dared say a word as Ricardo spoke. On the other side, Alana knew of the consequences of Ricardo's actions. She noticed how some men's facial expressions darkened.

“My wife will take over as the president… I expect everyone to cooperate and give her the utmost respect she deserves,” Ricardo finished with a warning, his gaze traveled around scanning the people before him and he was satisfied. None of them uttered a word.

“Without wasting much of your time…the meeting is dismissed,” just like that he called off the meeting and rose to his feet. Dennis and Dario regained their wits and packed up his files, while Dario went to assist Alana.

“Madam,” Dario muttered, jerking Alana back to her senses. The entire time, she didn't realize she had been staring at Ricardo.

“Yes, yes,” she said, shaking her head and rising to her feet. Although she didn't leave but waited for all the men and women to leave the conference room. Once