Chapter 2: The First Crack in Lucas
Chapter 2: The First Crack in Lucas
By morning, the headlines had already turned brutal.
“TECH GIANT IN FREEFALL AFTER UNKNOWN HOSTILE TAKEOVER.”
“LUCAS VALE LOSES CONTROL OF VALECORP IN HOURS.”
I watched the news on a silent screen in my private office.
Lucas’s face appeared—disheveled, pale, no longer arrogant.
For the first time, he didn’t look untouchable.
He looked… small.
Richard was already under investigation for financial fraud.
Helen had gone silent.
And Sophie—
Sophie had disappeared from every property tied to Lucas’s name.
Daniel stepped in again.
“There’s something else you should see.”
He handed me a file.
I opened it.
And paused.
Sophie wasn’t just Lucas’s mistress.
She had been placed there.
By a competitor company.
To destabilize him from within.
I let out a slow breath.
“So,” I murmured.
“He didn’t just betray me.”
I closed the file.
“He was played too.”
Daniel nodded.
“Yes, ma’am.”
I stood.
“Then this is no longer personal.”
And that was the moment everything shifted.
Because revenge is emotional.
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But strategy?
Strategy is permanent.
