Chapter 3: The Asset Liquidation
Marcus Vance stopped exactly three feet from the bride and groom. He didn't look at Chloe's expensive dress or Julian's family lineage. He looked at them with the clinical, detached disgust of a corporate predator about to dismantle a failing asset.
A massive, dramatic electronic bass drop hit, vibrating through the stone pavilion and paralyzing the remaining guests. The screen cut to black mid-sentence exactly as Marcus spoke, his voice dropping like a heavy iron blade.
"I heard you were auctioning off my sister’s dignity," Marcus said, his sub-zero tone cutting through the dark. "So, I’ve decided to buy... the entire venue, and everything you own."
