Chapter 7 - The Empire TremblesWithin forty-eight hours, Sterling Global Holdings began to collapse.
Institutional investors demanded answers.
Partners suspended negotiations.
Board members stopped taking Arthur's calls.
The company's legal department began preparing for regulatory scrutiny.
Arthur watched the numbers fall across multiple screens.
Millions disappeared.
Then billions.
His chief operating officer called.
"Arthur, the board voted."
Arthur's face tightened.
"On what?"
"You are removed as CEO."
Arthur laughed.
"You can't remove me."
"We already did."
The call ended.
Arthur stood alone in his penthouse.
For decades, the city below had represented his victory.
Now it looked like an enormous machine that had finally decided it no longer needed him.
His empire had not been destroyed by another billionaire.
It had not been destroyed by a competitor.
It had been destroyed by one moment.
One child.
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One camera.
One choice.
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