Chapter 527

LY Corporation. With Beckett out, Marcus Reid stepped up as the new CEO, and yeah, he came in with guns blazing, trying to shake things up fast. Phoebe Turner finally handed in her resignation too—no surprise there. Both Marcus and Madeleine had seen it coming from a mile away; her heart hadn't been in it for a while. But the kicker? She didn't just quit—she walked out with a bunch of LY's partnerships in her pocket. That blow hit LY just as hard as Stanton's relentless attacks, maybe even worse. "This Phoebe… Didn't even bother pretending once Beckett left," Marcus said dryly, shaking his head. "Still, we anticipated it and got ahead of the mess. Whatever losses there were, they're under control," Madeleine said with a light smile. She was genuinely relieved. "If we hadn't planned for it, LY would've taken a much bigger hit." Marcus nodded. "Now that Beckett and Phoebe are out of the picture, it sends a pretty clear message to everyone watching. And Stanton's eased off his full-on bus