Page 78 of Vows In Corruption

When Bennett turns back to me, his face doesn’t as much anger swimming through it as I expected.

“It’s fine.”

“Fine? You lost the vote that you needed to get CEO. It’s not fine.” If he doesn’t get this, will he ask for the money back? My palms start to sweat thinking about the fact that the money is no longer in my account.

A piece of hair falls in front of my face, and I stop breathing when Bennett reaches out and tucks the strand behind my ear. Since the wedding, I’ve experienced small touches from him, here and there, but nothing as intimate as this.

Well expect for the kiss on our wedding day that I swear I can still feel every night as I go to sleep.

Our eyes catch as his thumb glides down my cheek, and the way his eyes gleam makes me feel like my knees are going to buckle under me.

It only last a few seconds but to me it last a life time.

When he finally pulls away, I can’t help but to smile when I catch sight of his wedding ring.

I didn’t think that he was going to wear, yet he is. It’s only been a week but I haven’t seen him without it.

“Everything is going to work out. I promise.”

I want to believe him but I have my doubt, but that doesn’t stop me from giving him a nod.

With one more smile in my direction, he walks away and go back to my place by the window as Gerald enters the room and everyone takes their place at the large conference table.

“Alright. We know what we are all here for. There is no deed to make this longer than it needs to be. We will get a head count and then move on with the vote. Does that sound good to everyone?”

Everyone in the room nods to Gerald’s words and from there one of his assistance doesn’t waste any time taking a head count of all the board members.

I don’t have to follow the assistants counts to already know that all twenty members of the board are all accounted for. Bennett made sure of it, even stopping Elliot from going back to Europe.

“Twenty members are present.” Gerald’s assistant tells her boss before sitting back down a few chairs away from me.

Gerald nods and turns back to the conference table.

“Let the vote to appoint Bennett Lane as CEO start. A reminder that Bennett and I cannot vote, so the vote will come down to eighteen of you.” He announces and turns to the individual on his right.

The man in a navy suit stands from his seat and address the conference table. “I vote yes.”

I let out a breath. One vote down, hopefully nine more to go.

As soon as the man sits, the pattern continues with the person next to him standing and giving his vote.

No.

It’s crazy how hearing two letters together like that can make your eye twitch.

The vote continues around the table. When it gets to Elliot, it’s at seven yeses a nine nos.

Elliot stands up with a cocky smirk on his face and looks at Peter as he speaks.

“I vote yes.”

Peter lets out a scoff as Elliot sits and Henry stands.

“I vote yes as well.”

My fingers wrap around my phone so tightly that I feel like I’m going to break it. The vote is officially tied. Bennett was so sure that he was going to get the vote that he didn’t tell me what to expect if he didn’t or if it ended up like this.

What now?

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