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The final "aye" faded into a heavy, definitive silence. It was done. With Yamada's masterful guidance, the board had not only voted Shunsuke out but had instantly reinstated a new CEO to guide them through the merger: Paige Isumi Rimestone.
For Shunsuke, that was the final, unbearable snap.
The trembling in his hands stopped, replaced by a deadly, cold stillness. His eyes, wild and unfocused, locked onto Yamada. With a movement that was shockingly fast, he pulled a small, sleek pistol from inside his suit jacket. The metallic click as he raised it was the most terrifying sound any of them had ever heard.
"If I lose everything," Shunsuke hissed, his voice a low, unstable tremor, "then you will lose your life, you traitor."
He pointed the gun directly at Yamada's chest.
The board members froze. Higgins let out a choked whimper. Some ducked, others simply stared, paralyzed by pure terror.
