Chapter 3 - The Public Humiliation
Chloe’s knees physically wobbled under the crushing weight of her monumental, unforgivable error.
She desperately tried to form a coherent apology, but her throat suddenly felt as dry as sandpaper.
"Mr. Vance, I... I had absolutely no idea," she whispered pathetically, tears of pure panic finally pooling in her eyes.
Alexander's expression remained carved from solid granite, utterly unmoved by her sudden, fake display of remorse.
"Ignorance is never a valid excuse for blatant, disgusting cruelty," the billionaire countered with brutal honesty.
He smoothly pulled a sleek smartphone from his tailored pocket and dialed a highly private, encrypted number.
"Connect me to Richard Sterling immediately," Alexander ordered the operator, his eyes never leaving Chloe's terrified face.
Chloe openly gasped, instantly realizing he was calling her powerful, domineering father.
The line connected in less than five seconds, proving the absolute power Alexander wielded in the corporate world.
"Richard, your daughter has severely overstayed her welcome at my property," Alexander announced coldly to the man on the phone.
He explicitly detailed the horrific disrespect Chloe had just shown to his beloved grandfather and his loyal staff.
Even through the phone speaker, Jack could hear the older Sterling frantically pleading and apologizing to the billionaire.
Alexander hung up the phone without another word, effectively silencing the desperate, begging father.
"Your entire family's elite membership to all Vanguard properties globally has just been permanently revoked," Alexander declared loudly.
The gathering crowd of wealthy guests openly gasped, completely shocked by the brutal, swift magnitude of the punishment.
"Security," Alexander called out, gesturing sharply to the large team of elite guards now flooding the expansive lobby.
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"Escort Ms. Sterling to the curb immediately, and she is absolutely not allowed to retrieve her luggage."
Chloe sobbed hysterically as two massive, unsmiling men grabbed her arms and dragged her toward the heavy glass doors.
