Melanie sat in the company's boardroom with a melancholy look on her face. The expressions on the board members' faces were perhaps even gloomier than the time she had first taken over-when they had all believed things couldn't possibly get any worse. Or that they deserved a better 'leader' than a mere woman like her.
"You are right. The StormEdge team deliberately targeted us," one of them said grimly. "They added impossible clauses and bribed Spencer to go along with them. We need to take them to court and fight this acquisition tooth and nail.
Melanie gave a tired sigh and rolled her eyes. "Do you really think we can afford the litigation fee?" Her tone was dry, almost sarcastic, and her question silenced the room in an instant. No one had an answer. The company had already been bled dry and they were scrambling to curb their losses. No one would throw in more money into something they were not even sure of
