Chapter 6
Outside, news trucks from every major network lined the long, cobblestone driveway of the sprawling estate.
Photographers flashed their lenses frantically as Victoria was shoved into the back seat of a black police sedan.
The headlines were already writing themselves across social media feeds from New York to Los Angeles.
The pregnant heiress who survived an assassination attempt had just become the most powerful woman in the American corporate world.
Clara stepped into a waiting luxury SUV, shielding her face from the bright camera flashes with a calm, practiced grace.
As the vehicle pulled away, she pulled her silver smartphone from her purse and dialed an unlisted international number.
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"It's done," Clara said into the receiver as the city lights blurred past her window.
"Initiate phase two of the takeover immediately," she commanded before ending the call without waiting for a reply.
