Chapter 12 - The Buried LegacyJulian explained what he had discovered.
Arthur's empire had been built decades earlier through the destruction of a small technology company owned by Julian’s father.
Arthur had manipulated the company’s collapse.
Then he had taken its intellectual property.
The profits became the foundation of Sterling Enterprises.
The stolen technology later became the backbone of Arthur’s financial empire.
Sophie felt sick.
Her entire childhood had been funded by a crime committed before she was born.
“My father didn't build an empire,” she whispered.
“He inherited stolen power,” Julian said.
Sophie looked at the photographs.
For the first time, she realized that destroying Arthur wasn't enough.
The damage had stretched across generations.
People had lost homes.
Careers.
Families.
Lives.
Sophie closed the file.
“Then we make it right.”
Julian studied her.
“You know that means dismantling everything left of Sterling.”
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Sophie nodded.
“That's exactly what I want.”
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