Claimed by the Crown Heir novel Chapter 64

Vanessa took the contract and reviewed each page meticulously. Confirming there were no issues, she signed her name on the final line. Elena then signed and stamped it as well, sliding one copy back to her with a warm smile.

"Vanessa, the food in our employee dining hall is actually pretty good. Why don't you stay for lunch?"

Vanessa met her eyes with a soft smile and gladly accepted.

"I'd love to. Thank you."

...

From the recent drone development project to the current in-house microchip initiative, every core proposal Lucas Lowery brought to the table was publicly vetoed by Titan Holdings' CEO, Reginald York.

This relentless targeting meant that ever since Vortex Group went public, not a single new project had successfully moved past the planning stage.

Lucas had long realized Reginald was doing this on purpose, but he couldn't figure out why.

Titan had acquired half of Vortex's shares, making them stakeholders in the same profit pool. Why would Reginald repeatedly sabotage profitable proposals, dead set on dragging Vortex into the ground?

He slumped into his office chair, his face dark, the oppressive energy radiating from him almost tangible.

Lately, it wasn't just Titan tying his hands. Even the legacy corporations that had partnered with Vortex for years were suddenly finding excuses to terminate their contracts and pull their funding.

The office door was suddenly shoved open. Harrison Wells stumbled in, panic written all over his face. He barely steadied his voice when he met Lucas's cold, brooding stare.

"Mr. Lowery, it's bad!"

"Sterling Systems just issued a formal notice. Effective immediately, they are cutting all financial backing for Vortex. The next round of strategic investments we had agreed on is completely voided!"

"And several of our long-term industrial manufacturing clients just sent word that they're pausing their partnerships on our AI tech projects. They're claiming that without Sterling's endorsement, they have to re-evaluate the risk!"

Sterling Systems. That was Savannah's undisputed tech titan and one of the foundational pillars of Vortex.

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