Chapter 11 - the silent takeover
the morning after the charity gala, the city’s financial district was completely engulfed in a tense, suffocating silence. the news of vivienne cross’s brutal, public eviction had spread like wildfire through the elite circles. everyone now knew that the ghost had returned, and sylvester stallone was no longer operating from the shadows.
sylvester sat at the head of the massive mahogany boardroom table on the top floor of the cross family corporate tower. he wore a crisp, tailored black suit, his rugged face entirely devoid of emotion. the board of directors, a group of wealthy, arrogant men who had once enabled vivienne’s toxic behavior, sat frozen in their leather chairs, terrified to even breathe loudly.
he didn't yell or slam his fists on the table. the terrifying, cinematic realism of his absolute authority was enough to paralyze the entire room. he simply slid a stack of termination papers across the polished wood.
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"you enabled a spoiled child to drain this company’s assets for ten years," sylvester stated, his voice a low, dangerous rumble. "sign the papers. you are all entirely stripped of your shares and executive power. your severance is walking out of this building alive."
the board members scrambled to sign, their hands shaking violently. the legendary boss had just flawlessly executed a complete corporate purge in less than five minutes.
