Chapter 2 - The Arrogance of Marcus Vance
Marcus stood alone in the quiet luxury suite, the sharp echo of shattered crystal still vibrating through the high ceiling. He took another long swig of bourbon, letting out a dismissive laugh that sounded hollow even to his own ears.
"Let her walk," Marcus muttered to himself, shaking his head as he set his tumbler down beside his glowing smartphone. "Where is she going to go in a wedding dress at midnight? She’ll be back crying before sunrise."
To Marcus Vance, heir to Vance Global Logistics, the wedding had never been about love. It was about image, power, and securing his father’s endorsement for the upcoming CEO transition. For months, he had viewed Evelyn Sterling as nothing more than a quiet, beautiful trophy from a respectable family whose real estate firm had recently fallen on hard times. He assumed her silence during the wedding planning was compliance. He believed her calm demeanor was submission.
Marcus picked up his phone, typing a quick reply to Claire, his secret mistress and the daughter of his father's chief rival.
Marcus: "She saw your text and threw a fit. Dropped her ring and left. The prenup is signed, so we're completely covered. Come up to the suite."
A minute later, the penthouse doors clicked open. Claire walked in, wearing a sharp designer dress and holding a glass of champagne she had ordered from the lobby bar. Her red lips curved into a triumphant smile as she looked around the suite.
"So the timid little bride ran away?" Claire giggled, wrapping her arms around Marcus's neck. "Did she really leave her ring on the prenup?"
"Right where it belongs," Marcus sneered, pointing to the glittering diamond resting on the thick legal stack. "Her father’s company is buried in twenty million dollars of debt. Without Vance capital, Sterling Development goes bankrupt by Friday. She has no choices."
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What Marcus didn't know was that Evelyn hadn't left the hotel in tears. She was currently sitting in a blacked-out SUV parked in the VIP underground garage, opening an encrypted laptop connected to an international banking server.
👉 Read PART 3 to see what shocking command Evelyn gave from the back of the SUV!
