Chapter 10
The brutal corporate purge made front-page news across the United States, sending Sterling Enterprises' stock prices soaring to record highs.
The public fell in love with the fearless young woman who was cleaning up the toxic corruption of the old guard.
Back at the mansion, Chloe stood in her father's private study, gazing at the framed US flag that hung above the fireplace.
Her father had been a decorated Marine before building his empire, a man of profound honor and unshakeable discipline.
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She pressed her hand against the cold brick of the fireplace, accidentally triggering a hidden mechanical switch hidden in the mortar.
With a deep, grinding groan, the entire bookshelf swung open, revealing a pitch-black, narrow staircase descending into the earth.
