Chapter 15 - Wall Street Bloodbath
At 9:30 AM, the opening bell rang at the New York Stock Exchange, signaling the start of total economic war.
Ryan walked into Vance Enterprises headquarters and bypassed his executive assistant without saying a word.
He called an emergency press conference in the lobby, standing before dozens of news cameras.
"Effective immediately, Vance Enterprises is terminating all merger agreements with the Sterling Group," Ryan announced calmly.
The stock tickers on CNBC instantly flashed bright red as Sterling Group stock tanked by thirty percent in seconds.
Amber watched the broadcast from her penthouse suite, throwing her crystal vase directly at the television screen.
"He ruined us!" Amber screamed at her attorneys. "Find Arthur Vance in prison! We execute plan B!"
Meanwhile, Emily sat in her high-rise office at Apex Holdings, watching the financial chaos unfold.
"Ryan just destroyed his own company's valuation to ruin Amber," Marcus Blake observed, astonished.
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"He didn't just ruin her," Emily said, standing up from her leather chair. "He just handed me total control."
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