Chapter 9 - The Fall of SinclairRichard Sinclair pushed forward.
“You have no idea what you're doing!”
Adrien didn't move.
“The SEC already has the files.”
Richard stopped.
“What?”
Arthur raised a tablet.
“Federal investigators have copies.”
Richard's face went pale.
Vanessa grabbed the microphone.
“This is fabricated!”
A reporter shouted:
“Miss Sinclair, are you admitting these accounts belong to your family?”
“No!”
Another reporter:
“Did you plan to acquire Whitmore Holdings through debt manipulation?”
“No!”
Her voice cracked.
Adrien remained calm.
“You wanted me angry.”
Vanessa stared at him.
“You wanted me publicly unstable.”
Her breathing became ragged.
“So you could trigger the liquidation clause.”
The room erupted.
Board members stood.
Investors began making phone calls.
Richard suddenly lunged forward.
His fist came toward Adrien.
But Maya moved first.
She stepped between them.
Security grabbed Richard before he could strike.
For a moment, Maya stood directly in front of Adrien.
He looked at her.
She looked back.
And something inside him broke.
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