Chapter 16 - Confronting Charles in the Corner
Late that evening, Claire sat behind the grand executive desk in the primary corner office overlooking the glowing city skyline.
The door slowly creaked open, and Charles shuffled inside, looking like a broken, aging man stripped of all his power and intimidation.
“Are you satisfied now, Claire? You’ve destroyed everything I spent thirty years building,” Charles muttered, staring down at his polished shoes.
“You built nothing, Charles. You rented space on top of my mother's foundation and called yourself an empire builder,” Claire said quietly.
Charles walked slowly toward the desk, resting his trembling hands on the mahogany surface as he looked pleadingly into her eyes.
“Please... let me stay on as a consultant. I know how to manage the clients; you can't run this entire global network alone,” he begged.
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“I’m not running it alone,” a deep voice echoed from the doorway as Dominic Vale stepped into the office shadows.
Charles flinched at the sight of Baltimore's most dangerous power broker standing casually beside his daughter.
