Chapter 8 - The Ghost of the Boardroom
While Sovereign Atlantic flourished under its new leadership, the architects of its former corruption were rapidly discovering the true cost of their arrogance.
Arthur Vance sat in the wood-paneled study of his Connecticut estate, staring blankly at a television screen broadcasting a financial news segment detailing Sovereign Atlantic's record-breaking quarterly earnings under Dr. Vanessa Hamilton. His brokerage accounts were bleeding millions in legal defense fees, and his family name—once synonymous with aviation royalty—was now permanently tainted by association with systemic abuse and corporate malfeasance.
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His phone buzzed relentlessly on the mahogany desk. It was another subpoena from the federal grand jury investigating corruption within the airport security contracting ring—a ring that Officer Miller and Megan Wilson had spent years operating unchecked under the previous administration's blind eye.
Arthur reached out with a trembling hand, silenced the phone, and buried his face in his palms. The empire he thought he owned had been swept away by a woman in sweatpants and a hoodie who simply refused to be broken.
