The younger executive did not wait for Thomas to formulate another argument. The young man grabbed his leather notepad from the glass table, turned his back on the older man, and walked straight toward the heavy wooden doors. The other three executives followed his exact lead without saying a single word.
Thomas watched his final allies abandon him, and his face turned a pale shade of gray. He raised his hand and tried to call them back.
"If you walk out that door, I will make sure you never work in this industry again!" Thomas shouted after them, grasping at the last shreds of his authority.
The young men ignored his empty threats. They walked out of the boardroom and pulled the thick doors shut, leaving Thomas alone with us in the massive space. The loud click of the brass latch echoed across the room, signaling the official end of his corrupt alliance.
