Dumped My Cheating Ex. Now I'm Sleeping Next to a Billionaire CEO novel Chapter 194

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The meeting kicked off.

Emmy’s voice cut through the tension in the boardroom, calm and sharp as ice. You could have heard a pin drop.

“First,” she said, “Nelson Corporation is officially pulling out of the acquisition. Starlight will keep running the way it always has.”

“Second, during Mr. Cooper’s time as director, our numbers have only gone downhill. I might hold a big chunk of the shares, but I’m still new to all this. So, I suggest we switch to a rotating chairman system.”

The board didn’t even hesitate. Every single person voted yes.

Emmy’s eyes landed on Cooper—he looked like he might faint. Then she delivered the last blow.

“Third, we’re cleaning house at Starlight. I don’t care if you’re a director or a janitor—if you’re not getting results, you’re out. No exceptions.”

Cooper went completely pale, his lips quivering.

The second proposal stripped him of his say in who stayed or left.

The third meant all his old friends and loyalists were out of luck.

These weren’t just three hard hits—they were three knives, straight to the heart.

A couple of the older board members, who’d been sizing Emmy up, shared a look—this time, with barely hidden approval.

Whoever said Ms. Lincoln was just some privileged brat living off her family had clearly never seen her like this. She was sharp, decisive, and more commanding than half the Ivy League crowd in that room.

By the time the meeting ended, all three of Emmy’s motions had passed. Unanimous.

She gathered her papers, never even glancing at her father, who looked completely crushed, and walked out.

“Emmy!”

Cooper was right behind her, plastering on a fake, concerned-dad smile.

“Emmy, didn’t you want to move back into the house? I’ll tell Evelina and her mom to move out. We don’t have to sell—okay?”

Emmy didn’t slow down. Her mouth twisted into a slight, mocking smile.

“You’ve seen the court summons, right?”

Cooper froze, then forced another smile. “What are you talking about? Even if there wasn’t a summons, I could never sell the place. I’ve been thinking—family is what really matters. Why don’t we visit your mom at the hospital together?”

Emmy finally stopped and turned around. The disgust in her eyes was obvious.

“You have one week to put the house back exactly the way it was before Mom left. Every piece of her clothing, every bit of jewelry, every bottle of lotion—nothing missing.”