Chapter 6 - THE HOSPITAL HOSTAGE

“The Life Support Cable is Unplugged!” — A Desperate Final Strike!Three days later, the storm had seemingly cleared. Victoria and her daughter were facing federal indictments, and Emily was officially recognized as the majority chair of the Vance Conglomerate.
However, cornered beasts are the most dangerous.
While Ethan was attending an emergency board meeting to finalize the corporate restructuring, Emily felt a sudden, sharp contraction. The stress of the past few days had triggered early labor.
Her security detail rushed her to the private wing of the hospital. But as the gurney was pushed into the delivery bay, the lights in the entire building flickered and died.
The emergency backup generators sputtered, but before the security guards could react, two hooded figures stepped out from the shadows of the service elevator. A sharp chemical scent filled the hallway as the guards collapsed to the floor, paralyzed by a fast-acting tranquilizer gas.
When Emily opened her eyes, she was strapped to an adjustable medical bed in an abandoned wing of the facility. Sitting beside the monitor—her finger hovering over the power plug of the infant life-support system—was Victoria, looking disheveled, unhinged, and totally insane.
“You took everything from me!” Victoria shrieked, her eyes bloodshot. “My money, my status, my dignity!”
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Emily gritted her teeth against a agonizing contraction, sweating profusely. “Victoria... stop this... the baby...”
“The baby will never see the light of day!” Victoria laughed wildly, holding a syringe filled with clear liquid. “If I can’t have the Vance legacy, nobody will!”