Chapter 404

At exactly 10:30, Julian Everett walked into the meeting room with Stephen Miller right behind him. Inside, Joshua Everett sat at the head of a group, obviously ready for a showdown. Sitting beside him was Danielle Everett, chin raised like she owned the place. Looked like the siblings were teaming up today. Julian didn’t even bat an eye at the setup. Calm and collected, he strolled to the seat at the head of the table and sat down, sweeping his gaze slowly across everyone present. Stephen took the seat to his right and spoke up directly, “This meeting’s mainly to address why The Everett Family is all over the trending list today.” He didn’t beat around the bush—straight to the point. As soon as he finished, Danielle chimed in, attitude off the charts. “Trending number one every hour, still rising. What are you gonna do, cry about it now?” She stared Julian down, sarcasm all over her face. “This kind of disaster? It’s making the whole company look bad,” she said, voice sharp. “Mr. Ever