Chapter 6 - The Day Elena Lost the CompanyLosing Ward Meridian broke Elena.
She stood outside headquarters.
Her name had been removed from the executive directory.
Security no longer recognized her.
Marcus stood beside her.
“You okay?”
“No.”
He took her hand.
“Good.”
She looked at him.
“Good?”
“You're finally admitting it.”
She laughed through tears.
He kissed her forehead.
Then they began rebuilding.
Marcus found hidden shares.
Eleanor Ward had left Elena a private voting block.
The block had never been transferred.
If Elena could locate the original certificate, she could regain control.
The certificate was hidden in the hospital.
The same hospital where Elena had nearly died.
Room 814.
Hannah helped them search.
The certificate was hidden inside an old wall compartment.
Alongside it was a letter.
From Elena's mother.
My daughter,
If you are reading this, you have finally learned that power isn't the same as control.
Don't become what your enemies expect.
Build something better.
Elena cried.
Marcus held her.
Then the hospital alarm sounded.
Catherine had arrived.
She had kidnapped Elena's children.
Marcus's blood froze.
They ran.
The twins were in the neonatal wing.
Security doors locked.
Catherine stood behind the glass.
“You want them?”
Marcus stared.
“Let them go.”
“Give me the certificate.”
Elena held it up.
“No.”
“Then one of them dies.”
Elena looked at the children.
Then at Marcus.
He whispered,
“We'll get them.”
They worked together.
Marcus distracted security.
Elena cut the power.
Hannah opened the doors.
The children were rescued.
Catherine escaped.
But the certificate survived.
The board vote was reversed.
Elena regained control.
She did not celebrate.
She went directly to her children.
Marcus watched her.
May you like
He understood.
The company had never mattered as much as the people inside her heart.
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