Chapter 7 - THE SHADOW FINANCIER
An hour after posting bail, Victoria stepped into the rear seat of a black Maybach waiting outside the courthouse steps.
Marcus Cole sat in the leather interior, sipping aged scotch from a crystal tumbler without looking at her.
"You almost ruined my entire takeover strategy with your pathetic personal envy, Victoria," Marcus said coldly.
"I had to destroy her!" Victoria hissed, adjusting her dark sunglasses. "Lily was going to hand Carter those offshore audit files!"
Marcus held up a black encrypted hard drive, a dark, sinister smile touching his lips.
"I managed to clone Carter's server before his security team locked down the estate," Marcus revealed.
"Does it contain the defense logistics contracts?" Victoria asked, her eyes lighting up with wicked ambition.
"It contains enough leverage to dismantle Sterling Financial from the inside out," Marcus chuckled darkly.
Meanwhile, back at the Manhattan hospital, Lily slowly opened her eyes, seeing Carter sitting faithfully by her bedside.
May you like
"Carter..." Lily whispered faintly, her fingers squeezing his hand softly.
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