Chapter 3: Elena's Real Mission
Chapter 3: Elena's Real Mission
Victoria stared at Elena with disbelief.
"You planned this."
Elena nodded.
"Not the way you think."
She wasn't after the Sterling fortune.
Years earlier, Elena's father had owned a successful engineering company.
It had collapsed after Sterling Holdings orchestrated a hostile takeover.
Unable to recover from the financial ruin, he suffered a fatal heart attack months later.
Elena had spent years gathering evidence.
Meeting Julian had changed everything.
He hadn't known what his mother had done.
When he discovered the truth, he secretly began helping Elena.
Together they spent months collecting financial records, witness testimony, and encrypted backups.
The ring wasn't bait.
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It was insurance.
Victoria's own arrogance had destroyed the final piece of leverage she believed only she controlled.
