“Is there a second for this motion?” he asked.

“Seconded,” Margaret Coleman said without hesitation.

“Then we’ll vote,” Hunter said. “All those expressing confidence in Harold Ashford as CEO, raise your hands,” he said.

Four hands went up. Harold’s allies. People who owed their board seats to his recommendations.

“All those expressing no confidence,” Hunter said.

Seven hands rose. Robert Hunter counted twice. Then he set down his pen.