Chapter 6
Chapter 6: The Empire's Collapse
The second Elena finished speaking, David’s phone, resting on the table, began to vibrate violently. A frantic ringtone pierced the air.
He looked down at the screen: CFO - URGENT EMERGENCY.
The same hand that had just been used to rip his wife's hair back now trembled violently as he picked up the phone. "What... what is it?"
The Chief Financial Officer’s voice was screaming so loudly through the receiver that people standing nearby could hear the panicked words: "David! What the hell did you do?! Olympus just sent an emergency withdrawal notice! The banks are calling, they’ve frozen our credit limits! Our late-trading stocks are in absolute free-fall! They are demanding immediate repayment on the bridge loans! We are bankrupt, David! We are completely ruined!"
The phone slipped from David’s trembling fingers, clattering loudly against a porcelain plate.
All the blood drained from his arrogant face, leaving him a sickening shade of gray. Absolute, suffocating terror washed over him. He opened his mouth, gasping for air like a fish out of water. In less than three minutes, his career, his wealth, his reputation, and his power had been entirely vaporized.
Rebecca, who didn't fully understand the complex financial jargon but recognized the absolute horror on her son's face, stood up frantically.
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"David? What’s going on? What did she do to you?" She turned and glared at Elena. "You witch! What kind of dirty trick are you playing on my son?"
"I don't play tricks, Rebecca," Elena replied with icy precision. "I simply repossess what belongs to me, from a man who is entirely unworthy of it."
