The announcement spread through Ravenscroft Group faster than anyone expected. By nine o'clock the next morning, every office knew. Every department knew.
Every employee knew.
Clara was the new Chief Executive Officer.
Officially. And not everyone was happy about it.
Inside the forty-second floor cafeteria, conversations filled every table.
Some employees celebrated the decision.
Others questioned it. A few openly criticized it. "Of course he chose Clara." "Who else would he choose?" "That's exactly my point." The discussion continued.
One manager stirred his coffee. "She's brilliant."Nobody disagreed.
Even her critics couldn't deny that.
Clara had helped build Ravenscroft Group
She knew every division. Every weakness.
Every strength. Every major client.
Every major project. If competence were the only requirement, nobody would have questioned the appointment.
But corporations rarely worked that way.
One executive leaned forward.
