Chapter 9 - The Illusion Shatters"My name is Maya Thorne."
Sterling stared.
"I am the newly appointed CEO of Apex Global Holdings."
The room seemed to shrink.
Sterling slowly sat down.
"You..."
"I've been undercover for two weeks."
Maya opened a folder.
Inside were photographs, transaction records, suspicious invoices, shell-company documents, and financial transfers.
"You've been moving vehicles through fake sales."
Sterling's forehead began to sweat.
Maya turned another page.
"And those transactions lead directly to companies controlled by the Vance family."
Sterling's lips trembled.
"This can't be real."
Maya leaned forward.
"It is."
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She closed the folder.
"And now I'm going to find out exactly how deep this goes."
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Chapter 10 - The War RoomAcross town, Eleanor was screaming into her phone.
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.
