Chapter 9 - MAYA'S HIDDEN IDENTITY
"You thought you were dealing with a homeless orphan, didn't you?" Maya continued, her voice steady as iron. "You thought my father died without leaving a trace."
"Arthur was a traitor who tried to ruin our partnership!" Evelyn shouted, her voice echoing off the cinderblock walls. "He deserved what happened to him!"
"My father was an honest engineer who discovered that you and Richard were selling defective defense technology to the military," Maya corrected firmly. "And he died protecting the proof."
Maya pulled a folded birth certificate from her burgundy bomber jacket, placing it gently on the stainless steel table between them. Evelyn looked down at the document, her eyes widening as she read the name listed under the child's identity.
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"Maya Vance-Sterling," Evelyn whispered, her breath catching violently in her throat. "You... you are his legitimate heir."
"Which means fifty-one percent of Sterling Global belongs to me," Maya stated, standing up from her chair with absolute authority. "And tomorrow morning, I am taking back my father's company."
