Chapter 9 - THE BOARDROOM MASSACRE
The press room was packed with global media when Vanessa, wearing a victorious, diamond-studded smirk, took her seat beside Uncle Richard. Arthur stepped up to the podium. "Today, I am making an announcement about the future of the Sterling family," he began. The massive screens behind him flickered to life. But instead of a corporate logo, the screens played high-definition security footage of Vanessa paying the hitmen, followed by a recorded phone call of Richard confessing to the kidnapping eighteen years ago. The smugness drained from Vanessa’s face, replaced by sheer, bloodless terror.
