Chapter 11 - THE HOSTILE TAKEOVER
Victoria stared at Sierra in total disbelief, her hands gripping the edge of the conference table until her knuckles turned white.
"What absurd lie are you telling now?" Victoria spat out, her voice trembling with rising panic.
Sierra's lead attorney stepped forward, sliding a thick stack of financial documents across the polished glass table.
"Over the last forty-eight hours, Vance Global Media acquired fifty-two percent of Sterling Enterprises' floating shares," the attorney explained.
"We purchased the debt notes from Bank of America and Deutsche Bank after your stock crashed this morning," he added smoothly.
Sierra walked to the head of the table, pulling out the executive leather chair that had belonged to Julian's late father.
"This company is now a subsidiary of the Vance Foundation," Sierra stated, her dark eyes locking onto Victoria's horrified gaze.
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"And my first official act as CEO is to terminate Julian Sterling and evict your family from all corporate properties," Sierra declared.
Victoria fell back into her seat, realizing her family's fortune had been completely erased in less than a single day.
