Chapter 142. Becoming CEO

Melissa

The meetings were becoming exhausting as I began to count the number of modeling jobs I had to miss. Modeling was my first love, but presently, getting back my late mother's legacy is my priority.

"Today, we are here for the election of an interim CEO." Mr Robert announced and my heart skipped a beat.

No one told me that we'd be taking votes today, if not I'd have informed everyone about it, including Dexter who was willing to help me out.

"Isn't it impromptu?" I asked calmly, hoping that other members would also add their input.

"No, it isn't. We'll need someone who we know can comfortably run this company while we focus on our jobs. So we'll pass our votes around and anyone with the highest number gets to become the interim CEO." He said and I couldn't deny that my body's temperature spiked.

My palms became clammy with sweat, as my breathing rapidly increased. "Alright then."

I hoped that I was the only one contesting for th