Chapter 20 - Preparing For The Final Battle For Legacy

Back in her Manhattan penthouse, Chloe stood before a floor-to-ceiling glass wall, looking out at the glittering lights of the city below. She held her father's silver pocket watch in her hand, feeling the warmth of its polished metal against her fingers.
Julian Vance had underestimated her, just as Chad and Victoria had done in the Hamptons dining room a year ago. They all thought she was a quiet, fragile heiress who would crumble under pressure, but she had proven to be a storm they couldn't survive.
"If my uncle wants a war for this family's legacy, I will give him one he'll never forget," Chloe declared softly to Samuel. She opened her laptop, initiating a global security lockdown across all Vance International entities worldwide.