Chapter 11 - The Fall of Victoria
“This is a setup!” Victoria shrieked, pointing a furious finger at Hannah. “You manipulated my stepson! Guards! Throw this maid out of my building!”
None of the security guards moved an inch.
The lead police officer stepped forward, pulling a pair of heavy steel handcuffs from his tactical belt.
“Victoria Mercer and Richard Hale,” the officer announced loudly. “You are under arrest for conspiracy to commit murder, corporate fraud, illegal administration of controlled neuro-toxins, and grand larceny.”
Dr. Hale dropped his leather folder, falling onto his knees as he wept in pathetic terror. “It was Victoria! She planned everything! She threatened to ruin my practice if I didn't keep him blind!”
“Shut up, you fool!” Victoria screamed, backing against the floor-to-ceiling glass window as the police officers grabbed her arms, clicking the handcuffs tightly around her manicured wrists.
The senior board members watched in absolute silence as Victoria Mercer and Dr. Hale were dragged out of the executive boardroom in shame, their corrupt legacy completely obliterated before the eyes of the city's financial elite.
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Grant turned around, looking at the remaining board members with total, unshakeable authority.
👉 “The meeting is adjourned,” Grant declared calmly. “And my first order as CEO is to fire every board member who signed Victoria’s petition.”
