Chapter 222

Outside the door, Carl was still frantically ringing the bell and calling on the phone. But Beckett wasn't budging—he was dead set on ignoring it like nothing was happening. "Mr. Stanton, please don't get mad. I'm outside his place right now, but Mr. Beckett doesn't seem to be home. I promise I'll reach him. Don't act on impulse, please!" "Sir, he's your son. No dad really stays angry at their kids forever. Let's not go that far." "The board probably won't back you on this either." Carl was already losing his mind; he was just about ready to curse Stanton out for pulling this stunt. It was obvious Stanton was using the threat of removing Beckett's CEO position to force him back to the company—demanding he show up in the boardroom within thirty minutes or else face being ousted with board support. "Come on, Mr. Beckett…" Carl practically whimpered after hanging up. This really wasn't the time for a public relationship reveal on social media—and yet Beckett had gone ahead and announced i