Chapter 6 - THE RUTHLESS TAKEOVER"Acquired?!" Julian screamed, scrambling on the marble floor like a cornered animal, ignoring the pain in his chest. "You can't do that! The board has to vote! My father-in-law holds the majority!"
"Your father-in-law did hold the majority," Marcus corrected him with a chilling smile, turning his gaze toward Arthur Vance. "Until Mr. Vance graciously transferred his voting rights to Katherine this afternoon, in exchange for a fraction of his company's remaining dignity."
Arthur bowed his head in deep shame, unable to meet anyone's eyes. The empire he had spent fifty years building had been dismantled in less than an hour, all because of his own blindness and greed.
"You... you planned this all along," Julian whispered, staring up at Katherine with unadulterated horror. The woman he had abused, gaslit, and driven out of society hadn't been hiding in fear. She had been hunting him.
"You taught me well, Julian," Katherine said softly, kneeling down so she was at eye level with him. She whispered so only he could hear, "You taught me that kindness is weakness, and mercy is suicide. So I stopped being kind a long time ago."
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The federal agents stepped forward, grabbing Julian by his expensive jacket cuffs and hauling him upright. He didn't fight back anymore; his spirit was completely shattered. As they dragged him past the glittering crowd, the high-society elites who had fawned over him just an hour ago now turned their faces away in disgust.
"Take him away," Katherine commanded.
