Crystal walked in and sat down, nervous about the meeting. She wanted to bring Aspen or Julia or even Hudson, maybe, but she was told no. The board of directors looked over at her, quieting their talk.
"Crystal Meadows, as the heir, you are the only one eligible to make decisions about the future of Meadows Industries. You can choose to sell the company or to keep it," one of the members explained.
"Oh, um-" Crystal began.
"Before you decide, let us explain the benefits and risks of each option," they interrupted.
Crystal smiled sheepishly and nodded, quieting down and listening to them essentially debate the future. After about thirty minutes of this, finally, she had heard enough to decide.
Crystal cleared her throat. "I've made my decision."
They all silenced and looked at her, surprised.
"I...um...I'm keeping the company. But! All this crazy weird stuff dad was involved in has to go. Now. No illegal stuff, no manipulation, no trying to take down Prince Industries. The Princes are nicer to me than dad ever was, so... Friendly competition is as far as we'll go with them." They all muttered about that. "So...yeah..."
Crystal crossed her arms, trying to seem confident.
"Very well, Miss Meadows," one of them finally said, nodding. "You will continue to have a say in matters until you are old enough to officially run the company."
Crystal blinked. "Oh, um... Right. Thank you..." She stood, smiling sheepishly. "Um...bye...?"
They all said their goodbye's as Crystal left.
The board members looked at each other after she was gone.
"How long do you think we'll last with her?"
"Not long. Quinn always said she wasn't the smartest kid... But I guess we'll see. We have no other choice."
