Chapter 6 - The Plot in the Delivery Suite
At 2:30 PM, inside the private security bunker of the Sterling Global Tower, the truth was dismantled with forensic precision.
Julian Hayes, Chief Legal Counsel for the Sterling Dynasty, and Senior Detective Marcus Vance of the Special Investigations Division laid out the declassified medical archives from six years ago.
The conspiracy was monstrous in its simplicity:
The Falsified Stillbirth: When Lady Vivienne went into emergency labor during a blizzard six years ago, Alexander’s first cousin, Julian Sterling, paid Dr. Eleanor Vance (Victoria’s aunt) $2,000,000 in cash to declare the baby dead from neonatal asphyxia.
The Stolen Inheritance: Under the Sterling Family Charter, if Alexander died without surviving biological issue, sixty percent of the conglomerate’s voting equity reverted automatically to Julian Sterling.
The Compassionate Nurse: Nurse Clara Miller discovered the infant breathing in a disposal utility room, recognized the Sterling family crest on the blanket, and fled into hiding in Brooklyn, raising the child in secret while keeping the locket safe until her dying day.
Julian Sterling had spent six years waiting for Alexander’s health to deteriorate from grief, while Victoria Vance was being groomed by her family to marry Alexander and secure the remaining trust funds.
“And where is Julian Sterling right now?” Alexander asked, his voice low, steady, and terrifyingly calm as Clara slept peacefully in the adjoining penthouse bedroom under the care of certified nurses.
“Julian is chairing the quarterly board assembly in the 50th-floor auditorium,” Julian Hayes replied. “He has just proposed an emergency resolution to assume executive control of the European shipping lines.”
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Alexander straightened his cuffs, looking at the sleeping angel who carried his wife’s eyes.
“Bring the files, Julian,” Alexander commanded. “Let’s go attend my cousin’s coronation.”
