Chapter 7 - Elena Reclaims Her Rightful Place At Van Doren Enterprises
Elena stepped past the kneeling, weeping Carter, her navy silk blouse catching the soft light of the American flag hanging on the wall.
She took the small black smartphone from her father’s assistant, pressing a single key to unlock the master administrative portal on the screen.
With three quick taps, she transferred ownership of Sterling Capital’s flagship Manhattan tower directly into the Van Doren Charitable Trust.
“You spent four years trying to destroy my family, Carter,” Elena said, looking down at the man who had ordered her whipped minutes ago.
“You thought money gave you the right to abuse people, to strip them of their dignity, and to hide behind fake high-society prestige.”
“Now you will spend the next twenty years in a federal prison cell, watching everything you built serve the people you tried to ruin.”
Carter looked up at her, tears streaming down his pale cheeks, his arrogance completely gone, replaced by a hollow, broken shell of a man.
The federal agents pulled Carter to his feet, securing his wrists behind his back while he wept openly in front of his former staff.
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Alexander wrapped his cashmere overcoat around Elena’s shoulders, shielding her torn blouse from the chill of the open grand foyer door.
“Let’s go home, daughter,” Alexander said softly. “Your mother is waiting for us at the estate, and the board meets at eight o'clock.”
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