Chapter 675

Beach Group. The second Madeleine stepped into the building, she overheard the boardroom buzzing with gossip. "A woman running the company? Please. With Beckett gone, even Francis Coleman's more fit than her." "Exactly! We're all veterans here at Beach Group, we've each put in the work — if anyone deserves a shot, it's one of us, not her. Who does she think she is?" Leaning against the doorframe, Madeleine listened calmly to the heated chatter from inside the conference room. The loudest voice belonged to Gregory — she'd looked into him when she was Beckett's assistant. A textbook two-faced opportunist. He backed Ruby Clarke, but also kept close ties with Stanton. Whoever had more power, that's who he followed. Now that Stanton's dead and Ruby's just temporarily out of the picture, Gregory was betting on her return — especially with him tight with Phoebe, who was still very much in the game. "Beach Group — I mean, why's it even called Beach Group? Face it, we're just the workforce." On