Chapter 1: The Contract Torn Apart
Chapter 1: The Contract Torn Apart
The silence in the ballroom became suffocating.
No one dared to breathe.
Victoria stared at the woman she had insulted only moments earlier.
"You... you're Genevieve Consecour?" she whispered.
The name alone carried enough weight to freeze entire boardrooms.
Genevieve calmly removed the gray housekeeping apron, revealing an elegant black pantsuit beneath it. The uniform had been nothing more than a disguise.
"I've been observing this family for seven days," she said.
"Every employee was instructed not to reveal my identity."
She looked toward the frightened house staff gathered at the entrance.
"They followed my orders perfectly."
Victoria stumbled backward.
"This... this can't be real."
Ethan lowered his head in shame.
"It is."
His voice was barely audible.
"Everything the Vance Group has today exists because Chairwoman Consecour believed in my company five years ago."
He looked at his mother.
"The first factory..."
"The international expansion..."
"The research laboratories..."
"They were all financed by Consecour Holdings."
Victoria's knees nearly gave out.
"You lied to me..."
Ethan slowly shook his head.
"I tried to tell you many times."
"But you never listened."
Genevieve walked toward the wedding stage.
The giant crystal screen behind the altar suddenly lit up.
Every guest gasped.
The screen displayed legal documents.
VANCE GROUP — OUTSTANDING LOANS
Owned by: Consecour Capital
89.7%
Genevieve folded her hands.
"As of this moment..."
"I am exercising every clause within our investment agreement."
Another document appeared.
Immediate Debt Recall
Effective Today
Victoria screamed.
"You can't do this!"
May you like
Genevieve looked at her without emotion.
"I already have."
