Chapter 9 - Arthur Reveals His Massive Private Equity Fund Holdings
Arthur turned toward the terrified guests who had watched the entire spectacle unfold in stunned silence.
“For those of you wondering about the Sterling Fund’s current portfolio positions in Chicago,” Arthur announced calmly.
“We currently hold a controlling eighty-five percent stake in the parent company that owns Marcus and Jonathan’s firm.”
A collective gasp echoed across the ballroom as several high-ranking executives realized their own jobs were hanging by a thread.
“If any family member or corporate associate attempts to retaliate against my daughter, liquidation begins tomorrow morning,” Arthur added smoothly.
Beatrice collapsed back into her chair, her hands clutching her chest as her grand social ambitions crumbled into dust.
All the wealth and power she had lorded over others was entirely dependent on the very financial ecosystem Arthur Sterling commanded.
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Valeria stood beside her father, feeling the last remaining burdens of her failed engagement lift completely off her shoulders.
The trap her mother-in-law had set had backfired, exposing the true colors of every single person in the room.
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