Chapter 7 - Marcus Exposes Decades Of Corporate Fraud
“For twenty years, Arthur Vance has embezzled pension funds from his construction workers to finance this estate,” Marcus stated loudly.
The ballroom guests gasped, scrambling backward away from the Vance family as if they carried a deadly contagion.
“You’re a bunch of lying criminals!” Arthur bellowed, lunging forward with his fists raised in blind fury.
Leo Sterling caught Arthur’s wrist mid-air with one hand, squeezing just enough to make the older man whimper.
Leo ran international logistics empires; physical force was just a minor language he spoke when diplomacy failed.
“Don't ever raise your hands in front of my sister again unless you want them broken permanently,” Leo warned softly.
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Arthur collapsed back against the champagne tower, shattering hundreds of glasses into a glittering cascade of ruin.
The golden era of the Vance family had officially come to a brutal, unceremonious end.
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