Chapter 13 - The Boardroom Coup
Victoria burst into Room 604 just as Dr. Vance raised a syringe containing a lethal dose of toxin toward Harrison Sterling's IV line.
"Drop the syringe!" Marcus shouted, leveling his sidearm directly at the doctor's forehead from the doorway.
Dr. Vance froze, his face pale with terror as federal agents swarmed into the room, tackling him to the floor in handcuffs.
Victoria rushed to her father's bedside, grabbing his thin, frail hand as the heart monitor continued its steady, reassuring beep.
"We got the antidote from Vance's bag, Miss Sterling," the lead hospital physician announced, administering the counter-agent immediately.
Within twenty minutes, Harrison Sterling's chest began to rise and fall naturally, his blue eyes opening slowly for the first time in months.
"Victoria... my brave girl," Harrison whispered weakly, squeezing his daughter's hand with renewing strength and fatherly pride.
"Rest now, Dad," Victoria smiled through tears of joy. "I have one final piece of business to finish in New York tomorrow."
The following morning, Victoria walked into the Manhattan headquarters of Sterling Global, holding her father's signed proxy authorization.
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She took her seat at the head of the forty-floor boardroom table, looking around at the remaining board members with total authority.
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