Chapter 4 - The Corporate Parasite
"Daniel, we are leaving. Right now," Sophia demanded, grabbing his sleeve and trying to pull him away from Elena. "She's just here to extort money from you before the IPO launches!"
Sophia’s panic wasn't just about a surprise child—it was about a massive corporate vulnerability.
Over the past four years, Sophia had systematically manipulated Daniel into transferring vast portions of his company’s voting shares into her private trust under the guise of "pre-marital asset protection." She had isolated him from his original friends and legal advisors, positioning herself to take over his empire the moment they were married.
However, the terms of Daniel's master corporate charter, drafted by his late grandfather, contained a strict, unbreakable bloodline clause.
If Daniel possessed a living biological heir, that heir would automatically inherit supreme voting rights over the company upon their eighteenth birthday, effectively neutralizing Sophia’s hostile corporate takeover plan.
Sophia stared at little Lily, her eyes narrowing with malicious intent. If this child's paternity was legally established, Sophia's entire multi-million-dollar scheme would crumble into dust.
"That child is probably not even yours, Daniel!" Sophia spat, her voice echoing down the marble hallway. "She left you seven years ago! She could belong to anyone!"
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Elena’s eyes hardened into glacial ice, staring down the woman who had helped destroy her marriage.
👉 Read Part 5 to see Elena deliver the crushing reality to Daniel.
