Chapter 10 - The Hidden Connection Between Their Powerful Families
The Escalade maneuvered smoothly off the freeway, entering the quiet, towering financial district of downtown Los Angeles.
“If my mother is alive in Canada, why hasn't she contacted me in all these years?” Maya demanded angrily.
“Because contacting you would have triggered a biometric flag on her identity, exposing your location to the Sterlings,” Julian said.
“So I’ve been living as a ghost just to keep a twenty-year-old corporate secret safe?” Maya retorted bitterly.
“You’ve been living under deep cover so you could inherit the controlling voting shares of Vance Global Holdings,” Julian corrected.
Maya blinked in utter astonishment, realizing the scale of wealth and power she was legally tied to.
“Vance Global...? That’s one of the top five Fortune 500 conglomerates in the United States,” Maya gasped.
“And your mother transferred her fifty-one percent controlling stake into your name on your eighteenth birthday,” Julian added.
The vehicle slowed to a gentle halt outside the imposing stone facade of the Federal Reserve Bank building.
May you like
Armed security guards stood at attention by the reinforced bronze doors, saluting as Julian stepped out of the Escalade.
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