Chapter 12 - Investor Cuts All Business Ties Instantly
Back in Austin, Richard Vance slammed his desk phone down and immediately summoned his corporate public relations team.
“Issue a public press release distancing our family enterprises from Ethan Vance and his associates immediately,” Richard ordered.
“Sir, should we mention the Sterling Crest Group connection?” his assistant asked cautiously.
“Never mention Claire Sterling’s name unless you want our entire corporate portfolio liquidated by lunch,” Richard warned grimly.
He looked out his penthouse window, cursing the day his daughter ever laid eyes on such a foolish, arrogant parasite.
Ethan had traded a billion-dollar queen for a temporary fling, and now the entire royal chessboard had crushed him.
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There was no bailout coming, no wealthy father-in-law to save the day, and no hidden corporate safety net left.
The illusion of Ethan’s superiority had vanished forever, leaving behind a pathetic man standing in his socks on a stolen porch.
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