"Am I the only one who thinks this is a waste of time?" Troy set his pen down atop the reports in front of him, leaning back and clasping his hands behind his head. The outburst halted the company board meeting. Along with the ten other businessmen and women seated at the large oaken table, a white bearded man standing in front of the projection screen turned to face the source of the interruption. "Without the chairwoman present, whatever we decide on during this meeting won't matter. She has to finalize-"
