Escape from Mr. Whitman (Emma and Theodore) novel Chapter 409

Jared sat in his usual seat at the head of the boardroom table.

The news about Theodore was confirmed. Hanley himself had gone to the hospital and seen it with his own eyes.

The other board members were deeply concerned. "How is Mr. Whitman?" they asked.

"He's still in the hospital. The doctors don't know when, or if, he'll wake up," Hanley said, wringing his hands. "But we have several urgent matters that require his approval, a few major contracts that need his signature. What are we going to do?"

Only Jared knew the truth. There was no waking up from that poison. The best-case scenario was brain death.

"Let's just wait a few days," Jared said calmly. "If Mr. Whitman doesn't regain consciousness, the board can decide on our next steps together."

Hanley sighed. It seemed to be their only option. Theodore had no children, no designated heir.

"In the meantime," Jared continued, "there are some contractual obligations we need to fulfill. As VPs, we should probably go ahead and sign off on them. Several of our outsourcing partners are waiting on their payments. They're small companies; we can't just leave them hanging."

"Absolutely not," Hanley immediately objected. "Any payment going out requires Theo's final signature. We can't bypass that."

Jared fought to keep his composure. "But he can't sign right now, can he?"

"We just agreed to wait a few days! Theo is in the hospital. We can't just act like he's already gone!"

Jared and Hanley began to argue, their voices rising until Jared was openly calling him "rigid," "stubborn," and "stupid."

One of the other board members chimed in. "Mr. Jared, with Mr. Whitman in this condition, why are you in such a hurry to pay these vendors instead of focusing on his well-being?"

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