Chapter 7 - The Headline That Shook Wall Street
Harrison lunged across his desk, grabbing the newspaper article with shaking hands.
The headline printed in bold black ink read: Billionaire Harrison Vance Confronted By Hero Waitress Over Treatment Of Deaf Son.
A crystal-clear photograph taken by a diner at an adjacent table showed Clara signing gracefully while Harrison sat red-faced and furious.
Below the article were thousands of comments from readers across New York City praising the waitress and condemning Harrison's cruelty.
"This is a disaster for our public stock offering next week!" Harrison yelled, crumpling the paper in his fist.
"Our investors in London and Tokyo are obsessed with corporate social responsibility metrics!"
"Then you need to fix it, Harrison," Arthur said calmly, standing up from his chair and buttoning his suit jacket.
"You need to make a public apology, reconcile with Leo, and offer that girl a charitable donation for her silence."
Harrison’s eyes narrowed into twin points of cold, bitter arrogance.
"I don't apologize to waitstaff, Arthur," Harrison spat out, tossing the crumpled paper into the trash bin.
"And I certainly don't let a sixteen-year-old boy dictate the terms of my estate."
He picked up his desk phone, speed-dialing his head of private security, a former NYPD detective named Miller.
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"Miller," Harrison ordered coldly into the receiver. "Find out everything there is to know about Clara Miller."
"Her family, her bank accounts, her apartment address in Queens... everything."
