The Rise Of Glory.

Illusions.

❃ ❃ ❃ Flight to London ❃ ❃ ❃

Harry rests his head on my shoulder, taking a clear view of my screen and begins to read what I have spent the last hour typing out. We haven't said much since the meeting and catching the flight; I am a little irritated with things in general and how at the drop of a hat we had to once again pack things up and go home at his convenience. I know it isn't exactly his fault, but I can't deny the fact that I am bothered by things. Deep down, I am still somewhat bitter that he stole my thunder and accepted a deal to branch to New York when I had the initial plan, I just couldn't go through with it. I am not as powerful as he is or as knowledgeable, I do sometimes feel like he used that to his advantage. And, yes, what's his is technically mine so it shouldn't matter, but it is the principal. It was something I was doing on my own without the help of my family or the help of Harry's business, I had him with me as support ut I had done all the plans and ideas myself, it was my incentive.

❝The purpose of this petition is to gather a sufficient number of signatures from qualified Styles & Co Owners to recall / remove all current board members (9) nine. (DPOA By-Laws: Article 8, a & b)

Immediately upon receiving the required number of signatures, the current board will be replaced with an interim board of 3 until such time as a special election can be held to vote in new members. (Interim board is not to exceed a maximum of 90 days).❞

Harry stays quiet for a minute, and I gently shrug him off my shoulder, "Do you not have anything to say?" I curiously ask. I don't necessarily like the fact he doesn't have much to say on the matters. He is never one to be quiet, as a CEO, he always has a booming opinion and doesn't tend to back down from a fight, but right now, he seems to be silent.

Harry hums, "Yeah, I thought you quit."

I glare over at him and he offers me nothing but his grin as he chuckles quietly to himself, "Or do you retract your statement of wanting to resign?" Harry smirks, he is attempting to be lighthearted and a smartass but I don't find any of this amusing. I am quite offended by his board.

"Get rid of the board or I quit entirely." I threaten, not wanting to be apart of a business that has a board as he does. They are useless and only do what benefits them.

Harry sighs, "Why are you giving me an ultimatum? I didn't do anything, I can't even vote." Harry defends himself softly.

I know that it isn't his fault and he is the middle man, but I expected him to stand up for me, not just because he is my husband but because he is the CEO, he hired me for my work, he knows I am good at my job and deserved more than what they did. I deserved better. I would hate for them to be treating any other woman the same way they have treated me. It is atrocious, in my opinion. A leave of absence is none of their business, my worth ethic has not been compromised.

"Find a way to kick them all off and restart it with us. Sign the petition."

"Baby, when it is notarized and properly done and placed on my desk, I will sign it and do what I can do to make it happen."

"I mean it, Harry." I press, wanting him to understand that I am not joking.

I'm not doing this because they have done me wrong, I am pressing this matter because it started with them ordering him to take a leave of absence and freezing his accounts, it continues with them phasing me out, and their next step could very well be to take him down and make him forfeit the business that he has established from the ground up.

"I do, too."

I shake my head disapprovingly, "There is no need to account to them when we are the shareholders of the cooperation, we don't need them managing anymore. We can either wait for the annual shareholders' meeting at the end of the term or get rid of them now, I want to overthrow them now."