Chapter 7 - The New EmpireSix months later, the corporate world looked very different.
The Vance Logistics firm—once a mediocre, debt-ridden startup propped up entirely by my secret investments—had officially gone into liquidation. Without my capital injections and administrative oversight, Daniel had managed to run the company into the ground within sixty days. He was now working a mid-level sales job at a regional shipping warehouse, living in a studio apartment, and dodging calls from creditors.
Evelyn had moved to a quiet retirement community three hours outside the city, where no one knew her name, her former socialite friends having long since blocked her number to avoid being associated with the scandal.
Meanwhile, Vance Global Tech—which I had rebranded and restructured into Victoria Vance Holdings—had just closed a massive multi-billion-dollar merger, cementing my status as one of the youngest self-made tech titans in the country.
I sat in my new corner office on the fiftieth floor of the city's tallest skyscraper, looking down at the bustling metropolis below.
My assistant knocked gently on the glass door before stepping inside.
"Victoria, the CEO of Horizon Capital is on line one for you," she said. "He wants to discuss the primary investment partnership for the upcoming tech summit."
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I smiled, swirling the amber whiskey in my crystal glass—a reminder of how far I had come from the quiet, submissive wife who used to pour drinks for ungrateful guests.
"Tell him I'll take his call in five minutes," I replied calmly. "I'm enjoying the view."
