Escaping the shadow 90
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Chapter90 Chapter 90 Johannaclungonwiththeaudacityofa leech,saying,โ€œFreya,Iknowyouโ€™reeyeingthefamilyfortune,butletโ€™sfaceit.Youโ€™re agirl.Whenhaveyouseenawomanleadabusinessandcommand respect?Letโ€™swaitforLelandtocomeofage,andwecandiscussitthen.โ€ Johanna clung on with the audacity of a leech , saying , โ€œ Freya , I know youโ€™re eyeing the family fortune , but letโ€™s face it . Youโ€™re a girl . When have you seen a woman lead a business and command respect ? Letโ€™s wait for Leland to come of age , and we can discuss it then . โ€ FreyahadlongknownJohannawasshameless,but itdidnโ€™tmatter.ShewastheretocrushJohannaโ€™sdelusionalhopesofinheritingtheDawsonGroup Freya had long known Johanna was shameless , but it didnโ€™t matter . She was there to crush Johannaโ€™s delusional hopes of inheriting the Dawson Group โ€œEvenifwehadnโ€™tsignedacontract,Johanna,youstillwouldnโ€™tstandachanceoftakingovertheDawsonGroup,โ€Freyasaidcoldly โ€œ Even if we hadnโ€™t signed a contract , Johanna , you still wouldnโ€™t stand a chance of taking over the Dawson Group ,โ€ Freya said coldly Atthat,Johannaโ€™seyeswidenedindisbelief.โ€œFreyalWhatareyouimplying?โ€ At that , Johannaโ€™s eyes widened in disbelief . โ€œ Freyal What are you implying ? โ€ AlleyesturnedtoFreya. All eyes turned to Freya . Seeingthetension,Galensteppedforwardtomediate.โ€œMs.Dawson,youโ€™reyoung,andMrs.Suttonisonlytryingtodowhatshethinksisbestfor theDawsonGroupโ€ฆโ€ Seeing the tension , Galen stepped forward to mediate . โ€œ Ms. Dawson , youโ€™re young , and Mrs. Sutton is only trying to do what she thinks is best for the Dawson Group โ€ฆ โ€ BeforeGalencouldfinish,Freyacuthimoffsharply,โ€œGalen,inthisboardroom,thelastpersonwhoshouldbedefendingJohannaisyou? Before Galen could finish , Freya cut him off sharply , โ€œ Galen , in this boardroom , the last person who should be defending Johanna is you ? โ€œMs.Dawson,whatโ€ฆwhatdoyoumean bythat?โ€Galenwasconfused. โ€œ Ms. Dawson , what โ€ฆ what do you mean by that ? โ€ Galen was confused . / <![CDATA[ / fpm_start( "true" ); / ]]> / Freyasmiledandsaid,โ€œFamilymattersshouldideallystaywithinthefamily.IwastryingtoletJohannasaveface,butyouguysreallycrossedtheline,comingatmeanddemandingthecompanylikethat.โ€ Freya smiled and said , โ€œ Family matters should ideally stay within the family . I was trying to let Johanna save face , but you guys really crossed the line , coming at me and demanding the company like that . โ€ โ€œFreya!Yourwordsaretooharsh!โ€Johannawantedtosaymore,butFreyagaveAlisonalook. โ€œ Freya ! Your words are too harsh ! โ€ Johanna wanted to say more , but Freya gave Alison a look . Withafewclicksonhercomputer,Alisonbroughtuptheofficesecurityfootageonthescreen.ThevideoshowedGalenandJohannagettingintimatelyclosebytheofficedesk. With a few clicks on her computer , Alison brought up the office security footage on the screen . The video showed Galen and Johanna getting intimately close by the office desk . Theroomโ€™satmosphereshiftedaspeoplewatched,theirexpressionstumingsour. The roomโ€™s atmosphere shifted as people watched , their expressions tuming sour . ManyintheroomwereloyaltoFreyaโ€™sfatherandwerevisiblyuncomfortableseeinghiswidowinsuchacompromisingpositionwithanotherman. Many in the room were loyal to Freyaโ€™s father and were visibly uncomfortable seeing his widow in such a compromising position with another man .

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googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1740746529960-0'); }); TheaffairbetweenJohannaandGalenwasanopensecretamongthestaff,thoughthehigherโ€“upshadbeenkeptinthedark.Seeingthesurveillancefootage,Johannaโ€™sfacewentpale,andshepointedatFreya,stammering,โ€œYouโ€ฆyouโ€ฆโ€ The affair between Johanna and Galen was an open secret among the staff , though the higher โ€“ ups had been kept in the dark . Seeing the surveillance footage , Johannaโ€™s face went pale , and she pointed at Freya , stammering , โ€œ You โ€ฆ you โ€ฆ โ€ โ€œJohanna,whatโ€™sdoneindarknesswillcometolight.Myfatherneverwrongedyou.AsimplewordwouldhavesufficedifyouwishedtodivorceandnotbeMrs.Dawson.Therewasnoneedforsuchdisgracefulactions,โ€Freyasaidinan icytone. โ€œ Johanna , whatโ€™s done in darkness will come to light . My father never wronged you . A simple word would have sufficed if you wished to divorce and not be Mrs. Dawson . There was no need for such disgraceful actions , โ€ Freya said in an icy tone . Johannaโ€™sfacetwistedinanger,andGalen,paleasaghost,pleaded,โ€œMs.Dawson,it wasamomentoffolly!Justamomentoffolly!โ€โ€œAmomentoffolly?Yourscandals arehardlyasecrethere.Iโ€™veturnedablindeyeoutofrespectforthepast,butnowโ€ฆJohanna,youโ€™reunfittorunthiscompany.โ€ Johannaโ€™s face twisted in anger , and Galen , pale as a ghost , pleaded , โ€œ Ms. Dawson , it was a moment of folly ! Just a moment of folly ! โ€ โ€œ A moment of folly ? Your scandals are hardly a secret here . Iโ€™ve turned a blind eye out of respect for the past , but now โ€ฆ Johanna , youโ€™re unfit to run this company . โ€ Turningtotheexecutivesandshareholdersaroundher,Freyaasked,โ€œWhatdoyou Turning to the executives and shareholders around her , Freya asked , โ€œ What do you think?โ€ think ? โ€ Oneofherfatherโ€™soldbusiness partnerstookadeep breathandsaid,โ€œMrs.Dawson,maybeitโ€™stimeforyoutostepawayfromthecompany.โ€ One of her fatherโ€™s old business partners took a deep breath and said , โ€œ Mrs. Dawson , maybe itโ€™s time for you to step away from the company . โ€ โ€œIfMr.GavinDawsonintendedforhisdaughtertoinheritthecompany,Mrs.Dawson,youhavenobusinessinterfering!โ€ โ€œ If Mr. Gavin Dawson intended for his daughter to inherit the company , Mrs. Dawson , you have no business interfering ! โ€ โ€œYes!Anditโ€™snotjustMrs.Dawson.Galenshouldbefiredaswell!โ€ โ€œ Yes ! And itโ€™s not just Mrs. Dawson . Galen should be fired as well ! โ€ Theroomfilledwithvoicesofagreement. The room filled with voices of agreement . Freyahadheranswer.ShesaidwhilelookingatGalen,nearlycrumpledonthefloor.โ€œGalen,theconsensusisclear,Iexpectyourresignationonmydeskbytomorrow moming.Itwouldbebettertoresignthanbefired,wouldnโ€™tit?Forthesakeof findingfutureemployment.โ€ Freya had her answer . She said while looking at Galen , nearly crumpled on the floor . โ€œ Galen , the consensus is clear , I expect your resignation on my desk by tomorrow moming . It would be better to resign than be fired , wouldnโ€™t it ? For the sake of finding future employment . โ€ Galennwasashen. Galen n was ashen . Justthen,awomanburstintothe room,makingabeelineforJohanna andgrabbingherhair,shouting.โ€œYouโ€™retheoneseducingmyhusband!Youshamelesshussy!Iwonโ€™tletyougetawaywiththis!โ€ Just then , a woman burst into the room , making a beeline for Johanna and grabbing her hair , shouting . โ€œ Youโ€™re the one seducing my husband ! You shameless hussy ! I wonโ€™t let you get away with this ! โ€ Galenhurriedover,alarmed,andpleaded,โ€œHoney!Please,justlethergo!โ€ Galen hurried over , alarmed , and pleaded , โ€œ Honey ! Please , just let her go ! โ€ โ€œGetawayfromme!โ€ โ€œ Get away from me ! โ€

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