Chapter 5 - THE WALL STREET BLITZ
At eight o'clock the following morning, the bell rang at the New York Stock Exchange to open trading on Wall Street.
Within minutes, financial news networks broke emergency bulletins regarding Vance Global Enterprises.
Sterling Financial had launched a massive short-selling campaign against Victoria's family enterprise, liquidating billions in market value.
Inside a cold holding cell at the Manhattan Detention Center, Victoria sat on a concrete bench in an orange jumpsuit.
Her burgundy red silk halter gown had been confiscated and replaced by standard prison attire.
Her high-priced defense attorney stood outside the steel bars, his face pale with severe anxiety.
"Your father's firm lost six hundred million dollars in the first forty-five minutes of trading," the attorney revealed nervously.
"Get me out on bail immediately!" Victoria demanded, slamming her fist against the steel bench.
"Carter Sterling submitted the security footage directly to the district attorney," the lawyer admitted, shaking his head. "Bail has been set at ten million dollars cash."
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Victoria gasped, realizing for the first time that her golden ticket into elite society had turned into a total nightmare.
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