Chapter 20 - A Mysterious Global Threat Arrives From Across Europe
Just as absolute peace and prosperity settled over their new corporate empire, a crisp morning brought a dark interruption.
Clara sat at her executive desk reviewing quarterly reports when her secretary placed a heavy, black-wax-sealed envelope before her.
She sliced open the top with her silver letter opener, pulling out a single sheet of cream parchment from Zurich, Switzerland.
“Dear Mrs. Sterling,” the typed note began, sending a sudden, chilling shockwave straight through her veins.
“You believe you have conquered the financial world by imprisoning Richard Sterling and seizing domestic assets.”
“You have merely scratched the surface of our international syndicate.”
“Our European council holds the primary ancestral debt notes on every single building your foundation owns.”
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“We are arriving in New York next Monday to repossess your entire empire—and this time, there is no escape.”
Clara dropped the parchment onto her desk, her gaze locking onto the American flag resting by the window as a new global war loomed.
