Chapter 93 - The Counter-Auction
The next morning, the financial markets in London opened to absolute chaos.
Julian Sterling sat in his penthouse office overlooking the Thames, preparing to celebrate the final liquidation of Sterling-Vance shares. But at 9:00 AM sharp, a massive, unexpected tsunami of short-sell orders hit the London Stock Exchange.
Sixty billion dollars worth of European banking stock linked directly to Julian's syndicate began plunging into a freefall!
Julian jumped out of his chair, screaming at his head broker: "Who is dumping this stock?! Nobody has that kind of liquidity!"
On the giant trading wall monitor, the buyer's private registry code flashed in bright green: CHAIRWOMAN VANCE TRUST.
While Julian was busy trying to poison our family, I had secretly liquidated my private, untraceable reserves in Singapore—reserves Ethan and I had set up years ago for total emergency scenarios.
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I walked into the London Stock Exchange gallery flanked by Ethan and Marcus, surrounded by dozens of financial journalists.
"Julian Sterling thought he could freeze my company," I announced live on international television. "What he didn't realize is that I just bought eighty percent of his primary bank's debt. In two hours, Julian Sterling doesn't just lose his lawsuit—he goes completely bankrupt!"
