CHAPTER 2 — The Boardroom Burns
CHAPTER 2 — The Boardroom Burns
The moment I left the mansion, the silence behind me didn’t last long.
It exploded.
Lucas’s empire—once polished and untouchable—began collapsing in real time.
Inside the dining room, his phone kept ringing nonstop.
Investors withdrawing.
Banks freezing credit lines.
Board members resigning one after another.
“Who authorized this?” Lucas shouted, voice shaking for the first time in his life.
But there was no answer that could save him.
Because the answer was me.
In a private elevator descending into the underground garage, I adjusted my coat as my assistant spoke quietly.
“Ma’am, the board is confirming emergency transition protocol.”
I nodded.
“Begin full asset recall.”
“Yes, Isabella.”
I watched the elevator numbers fall.
Three years of silence.
Three years of being underestimated.
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And now—
Everything was returning to its rightful place.
