Chapter 5 - The Corporate Strike
I didn't just want to embarrass them; I wanted to break them completely.
I officially took over the acquisitions department of the Vance Corporation on Monday morning.
My first target was Sterling Innovations, Liam's pride and joy.
I knew that his company relied heavily on a specific microchip supplier in Taiwan.
With a single phone call and a massive wire transfer, I bought exclusive rights to that supplier's entire inventory.
Liam’s production lines ground to a sudden and catastrophic halt.
He couldn't fulfill his pending orders, and his clients began threatening massive lawsuits.
He called my office phone sixty times in one day.
I finally picked up on the sixty-first ring.
"Nora, you are destroying my business!" he shouted into the receiver.
"I am simply conducting standard business, Liam," I replied calmly.
"You cannot do this to your own husband!" he pleaded.
"You lost the right to call yourself my husband when you let your mother tear at my clothes," I reminded him.
"I have drafted the divorce papers, and my lawyers will be sending them to your office."
"I am not signing them, Nora! I love you!" he cried desperately.
"You love my money, Liam, and you love the fact that you messed up the biggest opportunity of your life."
I hung up the phone and blocked his number entirely.
Mrs. Sterling finally realized the severity of the situation.
She swallowed her immense pride and showed up at the lobby of my corporate headquarters.
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She demanded to see me, screaming at the receptionists.
I let her wait in the lobby for four hours before sending a security guard to throw her out.
