The boardroom was silent, but it wasn't peaceful. It was the kind of silence that made your ears ring. Mi-na sat stiffly, her hands clenched so tightly on the armrest that her knuckles had gone white. Jin Ho sat beside her, his tie loosened, his usually confident posture slumped. Ji-a stared blankly at the table, her face pale and her lips trembling.
Then, Mi-na lost it.
"How dare she! How could that girl stand there and talk to me like that? In front of the entire board?" Her voice cracked, the calm mask she always wore shattering completely. "She embarrassed us like we're nothing!"
Jin Ho tried to calm her, but his voice was hoarse. "She... she had the power to. We gave her the space to do it."
"No," Mi-na shook her head violently. "It was supposed to be Ji-a. It was supposed to be her on that seat! That girl—Na-ri—she humiliated us!"
