CHAPTER 3 — THE WOMAN THEY NEVER STUDIED
CHAPTER 3 — THE WOMAN THEY NEVER STUDIED
By morning, the headlines had already spread.
“Tech Empire COLLAPSES Overnight”
“Majority Shareholder Revealed: Lucas Family Ousted”
“Mysterious Investor ‘I.M.’ Takes Control”
Inside a glass high-rise downtown, I stood in front of a wall of monitors.
My assistant approached.
“The board is waiting for your final confirmation, ma’am.”
I nodded once.
“Proceed.”
Behind me, one of the executives whispered:
“She was inside the company all along…”
Another answered quietly:
“Not inside.”
“She was the company.”
At that moment, Lucas called.
I stared at the ringing phone.
Then answered.
His voice was no longer arrogant.
It was broken.
“You planned this for years…”
I turned toward the city skyline.
“No,” I said softly.
“I planned it the moment you stopped seeing me as human.”
Silence.
Then:
“…What do you want?”
I finally smiled.
May you like
“Everything you thought you owned.”
And I hung up.
