Chapter 10 - The Boardroom Ambush
At precisely two o'clock in the afternoon, the glass-walled boardroom on the 50th floor of Vance
Enterprises was packed to the brim. Victor Sterling sat smugly at the head of the mahogany table,
adjusting his tie as he called for a vote of no confidence against Adrian Vance. "Gentlemen, as you
can see, Adrian's domestic disaster has made him a liability to our shareholders. I move that we
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formally remove him from office effective immediately," Sterling announced with a triumphant
smirk. The double doors swung open with a dramatic bang, not revealing a defeated Adrian, but
federal marshals led by Captain Reynolds, flanked by Adrian and Elena. "I'm sorry to interrupt
your coup, Victor, but you're missing a few signatures," Adrian announced coldly, slamming the
forensic ledger onto the table. Federal agents slapped heavy steel cuffs onto Sterling’s wrists as
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the audio recordings of his meetings with Clara played aloud through the boardroom's surround-
sound speakers.
