Anastasia was shocked because the person who had just degraded her as a woman—was a woman herself.


    She didn’t know if she should feel offended, shocked, or amused by the woman’sment. She nced at Leo who had the same expression as her—surprised.


    Nevertheless, Anastasia still didn’t speak. She waited for them to continue bbing out their thoughts, when they were done, then she would speak.


    As if they read her thoughts, they continued to speak. There were a total of 10 boards of directors and 5 people wanted her out and demanded Robert’s presence in the office immediately.


    "You need to bring Robert here and let him clear this confusion for us because there’s no way I’m letting this woman run thispany!" Another dered.


    Anastasia sighed, her legs crossed above the other when she heard thatst sentence.


    "It seems none of you have been keeping up with the newstely..." Anastasia’s voice cut through the quiet whispers in the room, causing them to fall silent. Every head turned toward her, confusion etched on their faces. She held their gaze, her expression hard.


    "Robert tried to kill me two years ago," she continued, her tone filled with bitter usations. "And you people want a murderer like that to be the CEO of thispany?" Her words hung heavy in the air, leaving them stunned and unable to respond.


    "He’s not a murderer," Logan defended and Anastasia cocked an eyebrow at him in questioning. "You are still alive, so he didn’tmit any murder."


    Leo, who was sitting beside Anastasia, frowned in disgust. He’d always known that Logan was a strict businessman who cared so much about his money, but he had not expected him to be so cruel and senseless all at the same time.


    "That doesn’t make any sense at all, Logan. Murder or no murder, he still tried to kill someone."


    The person who just spoke was thest top 3 shareholders of the Harrisonpany. His name was Christian Lorenzo, age 51. At first nce, one would think of him as a man of his principle, d in the most casual clothing in the meeting room.


    Anastasia didn’t want to have high regard for him so soon, so she let him speak.


    "So, what you are saying now is we should let this girl be the CEO of thispany? Just like that?!" Rudy interjected a simr aggravated look on her face, just like Logan’s.


    "I knew this would bring disagreements between all of us, but let me clear one thing," Anastasia said, eyes scanning through the room to be sure everyone’s attention was on her.


    "I’ve never managed apany before."


    "You see—"


    "I’m not done, Mrs. Ginger." Anastasia red at the middle-aged woman, making her message clear.


    Despite being infuriated, Rudy mmed her mouth shut.


    "Like I was saying, I’ve never managed apany before, but I’m looking forward to learning and cooperating with all of you if you give me the chance."


    They started mumbling to each other one more time.


    "However, if you don’t want me as the CEO of thispany, there’s nothing I can do about it. Robert is nevering back as he’s paying for his sins. If you don’t like the way I run thepany, you are free to sell your shares and leave...the door is wide open."


    Silence enveloped the meeting room, and the online that could hear was the sound of the clock ticking.


    In the past, they’d met Anastasia a few times when she came to the Harrisonpany and they’d seen how much of a good girl she was.


    However, the person before themcked the feminine aura of the old Anastasia.


    They could see that her words were sincere, and not once did she beat around the bush with her words.


    "A woman can’t be a CEO," Rudy said through gritted teeth, finally breaking the silence.


    "In that case, I guess a woman shouldn’t be a shareholder also."


    "What do you mean by that?"


    "I’m buying you out!" Anastasia dered and they gasped in shock. "I already said earlier, if you are not satisfied with the way I run things from now on, you might as well sell your shares and leave."


    "You can’t do that! I’m the third in position to have the most shares in thispany. You simply can’t buy me out," she retorted.


    Anastasia ignored her and faced the rest of the board of directors.


    "I also want to change something important in thispany. The name..." A big frown settled on their faces as they waited for her to continue. "I want to rename the Harrison Company to Xastia Company."