the golden eggs.”
A collective gasp swept through the crowd. I saw a senator in the second row drop his champagne flute. It shattered, but no one looked away from the screen.
Eleanor lunged toward the podium. “Richard! Turn this off! The screen is hacked!”
I stepped in front of her, immovable. “Sit down, Eleanor. The presentation isn’t over.”
The video continued. The crowd watched, horrified, as my wife and daughter-in-law plotted to sell my assets, hide debts, and discussed the fake pregnancy.
Then, the kill shot.
“I’ve been crushing digoxin into his morning ginger smoothies,” Eleanor’s voice filled the cavernous room, cold and clinical. “One day, very soon, he’ll just fall asleep in his armchair and not wake up. Then, we control the board. We own everything.”
Chaos erupted. People were shouting. Board members were standing up in shock. Eleanor’s face contorted into pure terror. She stumbled backward, clutching