Chapter 18
Sienna watched him cry, completely broken.
Even the faintest ripple in her eyes finally faded, leaving only cold, unyielding disgust.
“So,” she said softly-like a sigh, yet every word cut deep, “you couldn’t let go of her kids, or that illusion of a perfect family she gave you… but you could let go of me, time and time again. You could
sacrifice me, betray me, and even abandon me at the edge of death.”
“Adrian Prescott, your love is revolting.”
She didn’t look at him again.
She pressed the call button beside the bed.
“See him out.”
The news that Sienna had returned to the Sloane family and officially taken the reins of power hit
the business world like a bombshell.
The ripples it created spread with terrifying speed.
And the first to take the hit-was none other than her former closest tie, Prescott Enterprises.
There was no warning. No negotiation. Not even a formal declaration.
A cold, calculated commercial takedown began at Sienna’s command-swift, merciless, and
precise.
It caught everyone off guard.
The massive Sloane capital machine began turning at full speed, aiming directly at the Prescotts’
core.
Their most critical overseas mineral supply chain was intercepted mid-deal.
Sloane Group offered better terms, higher prices.
The partners-despite pre-signed agreements-were willing to pay huge penalties just to switch
sides.
A new-gen AI chip project, into which the Prescotts had poured years of R&D and investment, was
gutted.
Sloane poached the entire tech team-people and patents both gone overnight.
Chapter 18
87 69%
The project collapsed immediately.
Prescott stock had already been fluctuating due to earlier scandals. Now, Sloane-aligned funds
began dumping shares aggressively, releasing coordinated negative press.
Panic selling swept the market.
The Prescott stock crashed day after day. Their valuation plunged like an avalanche.
Longtime banking partners began tightening their lending terms or freezing credit altogether
under the guise of “risk control.”
A suffocating liquidity crunch took over the entire Prescott headquarters.
Every blow landed with ruthless precision, fast, brutal and relentless. It wasn’t competition—it was
annihilation.
The business world was in chaos. Everyone saw it clearly now-this wasn’t just a shift in power.
It was payback-delivered by the new Sloane heir with methodical fury.
And the Prescotts were the example. They were paying the price for five years of betrayal and
disgrace.
Inside the Prescott Group, chaos reigned.
Shareholders panicked. Executives scrambled. Employees whispered and speculated, a wave of fear
creeping through every floor.
As CEO, Adrian took the brunt of the storm.
He all but moved into the office, holding emergency meetings day and night. It was all trying to stop
the bleeding, to buy time.
VERIFYCAPTCHA_LABEL
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: The Mark He Bit Into Me