Chapter 10 - THE DISCOVERY IN THE CELLAR
Before Marcus could answer, Dr. Sterling rushed back down the grand staircase holding three more dark glass bottles.
His face was ghostly pale, and his hands shook as he set the bottles down on the mahogany table.
"Mr. Vance... you need to see this. Every single vintage in your private cellar has been laced with the same neurotoxin," the doctor reported.
Marcus stared at the rows of bottles, realizing the terrifying scope of Elena's calculated, long-term betrayal.
She hadn't just poisoned his nightly drink; she had systematically contaminated every liquid he consumed in the mansion.
"She planned to inherit the entire Vance syndicate clean, ruling in my name while I rotted away," Marcus growled.
"Worse than that, sir," Dr. Sterling added nervously. "Look at the transfer logs on your corporate tablet from this morning."
Marcus wheeled himself over to the side desk, swiping open his secure encrypted tablet with his fingerprint.
A massive, multi-million-dollar wire transfer to an offshore Swiss account registered under Elena's maiden name blinked red.
The transfer was scheduled to execute automatically at midnight, completely stripping the Vance empire bare.
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And the only thing standing between Marcus and total financial ruin was twenty minutes on the clock.
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