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Chapter 57: The Ghost Returns
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2026-02-01 14:49:19New York City. The Sterling Group Headquarters.
The 88th-floor conference room was packed with board members, lawyers, and reporters. The atmosphere was somber.
At the head of the table sat Uncle Arthur.
Despite being in his sixties, Arthur looked strangely young. His skin was tight, his hair thick and black. The "Element" he had been injecting kept him unnaturaly preserved.
He stood up, adjusting the microphone. He wiped a fake tear from his eye.
"It is with great sorrow that I call this meeting," Arthur’s voice was smooth as poison. "My nephew, Jackson, has abandoned his duties. He ran off to Europe to play King with his new wife, leaving our company in chaos."
The board members whispered nervously.
"Furthermore," Arthur continued, "We have received disturbing reports that Jackson has suffered a mental breakdown. For the safety of our shareholders, I propose an emergency motion: To strip Jackson Sterling of his CEO title and appoint me as the permanent Chairman."
"I second the motion!" One of Arthur's bribed directors shouted.
"Any objections?" Arthur smiled, raising his gavel.
BANG!
The double doors of the conference room were kicked open. The sound was so loud it cracked the wood.
The security guards were thrown to the floor.
Jackson Sterling walked in.
He was wearing a fresh black suit, but he walked with the intensity of a predator who had tasted blood. His eyes locked onto Arthur.
"I object," Jackson’s voice cut through the room like a blade.
"Jackson?" Arthur froze, his gavel hovering in mid-air. "You... you are alive?"
"Disappointed?" Jackson sneered, walking to the table. "You tried to remotely shut down the power. You sent mercenaries to storm the palace. And yet, here I am."
The reporters started snapping photos frantically.
"He is hallucinating!" Arthur yelled, panic flashing in his eyes. "Security! Get this madman out of here!"
"I'm not the one who is crazy, Arthur," Jackson signaled Serenity, who walked in looking regal and fierce. "And I'm not the one who murdered my father."
"Slander!" Arthur roared. "You have no proof!"
"I don't need proof. I have a witness."
Jackson stepped aside.
From the hallway, a woman walked in.
She wore a simple white dress, her movements graceful and eerie. Her face was pale, timeless, unchanged from the photos hanging in the lobby hallway from twenty years ago.
The room fell deathly silent.
One old board member stood up, shaking uncontrollably. He pointed a trembling finger at her.
"Mar... Margaret?"
"Hello, gentlemen," Margaret Sterling said softly. She looked straight at Arthur. "Hello, brother-in-law."
Arthur turned as white as a sheet. He stumbled back, knocking over his chair.
"No... that's impossible," Arthur gasped. "I buried you! I saw the car burn!"
"You buried an empty coffin, Arthur," Margaret walked closer. The lights in the room flickered in response to her presence—the side effect of the Omega energy in her body.
"You locked me in the Montbert vault for twenty years. You used me as a living battery for your immortality experiments."
She stopped right in front of him. Her eyes flashed with that terrifying violet light for a split second, unseen by the cameras but clear to Arthur.
"But I'm awake now. And I want my company back."
The reporters went wild. The flashlights were blinding.
"DEAD MATRIARCH RETURNS!"
"ARTHUR STERLING ACCUSED OF ATTEMPTED MURDER!"
Arthur looked at the cameras, then at Margaret. He knew he had lost the public battle.
His friendly mask cracked. His eyes turned black—the side effect of the serum.
"You think you've won?" Arthur hissed, low enough so only they could hear. He straightened his suit, a cruel smile returning to his face. "This board meeting means nothing. I have the Order behind me. I have an army."
He turned to the exit.
"This isn't over, Jackson. Keep your mother safe. Next time, I won't just freeze her. I'll incinerate her."
Arthur stormed out, shoving reporters out of his way with unnatural strength.
Jackson watched him leave. He didn't stop him. Not yet.
He turned to the stunned board members and sat in the Chairman's seat.
"Now," Jackson said calmly, looking at the terrified directors. "Who voted to fire me?"
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