Chapter 10 - The War RoomAcross town, Eleanor was screaming into her phone.
"Fire her!"
Silence.
"What do you mean you can't?"
Another call.
Another refusal.
Another trembling voice.
"I'm sorry, Eleanor. We can't interfere."
She threw the phone onto the sofa.
Her hands shook.
She had spent decades building a network of powerful people.
Politicians.
Bankers.
Executives.
Judges.
Yet one by one, every door was closing.
Eleanor walked toward the mirror.
For the first time, she didn't see the untouchable queen of Beverly Hills.
She saw a woman who had suddenly become vulnerable.
"Who are you?" she whispered.
Meanwhile, Maya sat alone in the dealership office.
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Outside, the city glittered.
Inside, the investigation had just begun.
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Chapter 11 - The AuditBy nine the next morning, Apex Motors was closed.
Chapter 12 - An Unlikely AllyLate that night, someone knocked on Maya's office door.
Chapter 13 - Eleanor's Desperate PloyEleanor refused to surrender.
Chapter 14 - The Charity GalaThe Ritz-Carlton ballroom glittered beneath crystal chandeliers.
Chapter 15 - CheckmateMaya returned to the podium.
Chapter 16 - The Fall of the House of VanceRichard Vance stood near the back of the ballroom.
