Chapter 16 - WALL STREET BREAKING NEWS
Dawn broke over the financial district of Manhattan as digital news tickers across Times Square flashed in brilliant red.
Breaking News: Vance-Sterling Global Freezes All Executive Assets Amid Massive Federal Fraud and Domestic Investigation.
Cable news networks abruptly cut away from morning talk shows to broadcast live aerial footage of the Chicago estate.
Federal agents carrying boxes of documents could be seen walking out of the corporate headquarters under the morning sun.
Inside her penthouse sanctuary, Mariana sat by the floor-to-ceiling windows holding a warm cup of black coffee.
She watched the financial news broadcast on a wall-mounted screen, her expression calm and serene.
Her bruised cheek was healing nicely under high-grade cosmetic coverage, leaving only a faint shadow of the violence behind.
Arthur walked into the penthouse office, placing a fresh tablet onto the glass table with an approving smile.
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"The stock market just opened, Boss. Vance-Sterling shares surged twenty percent the moment your name was announced as CEO," Arthur reported.
"Let the board know we are restructuring the entire executive division before the closing bell," Mariana instructed smoothly.
