Alle Kapitel von From Trash to Titan: Kapitel 101 – Kapitel 110

“What?!” Eleanor’s voice went thin and sharp, hitting a note that made the crystal glasses on the table vibrate. “This man beat up Benjamin? That’s impossible!”Across from her, Casper’s wineglass paused halfway to his lips. He didn’t spill a drop. He looked like someone who was barely surprised by anything, and this thing here didn't either.But the others? They weren't so composed. Caroline’s jaw actually dropped to the floor, her polished image cracking in an instant. Even the twins stopped moving, their forks frozen as they looked back and forth between their bruised uncle and the calm stranger sitting across from them.Was this really the same man?Artemis felt like the floor had vanished beneath her. Her mind raced, connecting the dots she had missed earlier. Maxwell had mentioned a reckless driver. Benjamin had come home looking like he’d lost a fight with a freight train the other day, and he had explained that someone had beaten him up. Although Benjamin and Maxwell's storie

Maxwell nodded slowly, his eyes flashing with predatory light. "I see. So in your world, only power and status matter? Truth doesn't matter, only who's bigger?""Exactly!" Eleanor barked, her chin raised high. "And in this city, except for the Sterlings, nobody is bigger than the Brins!"At this moment, Maxwell's smile widened into something dangerous!"Only the Sterlings are bigger than you? Well... isn't that a shame?"Eleanor blinked. "A shame? What do you mean?"Maxwell's smile remained, but the temperature in the room seemed to drop ten degrees. "It's a shame that you've spent the last thirty minutes insulting, threatening, and ganging up on someone from that very family you claim to respect."The room went dead silent! Everyone was confused at the same time. What did he just say? Did he claim to be a Sterling? That was impossible, wasn't it? Impossible!Caroline's jaw dropped to the floor as she felt her mind go blank trying to make sense of his words. Eleanor's eyes widened i

The next day arrived and Maxwell was woken up by the sound of his doorbell ringing.He climbed out of bed, rubbed the sleep from his eyes, and put on a simple grey hoodie and some sweatpants. He checked the time on his phone, it was exactly 7:00 AM.His Aunt Victoria certainly didn't waste any time.He walked to the door and opened it. Three men in matching blue uniforms stood in the hallway. They had a large delivery cart stacked with a few heavy-duty storage containers."Mr. Sterling?" the lead man asked, holding a clipboard."That's me," Maxwell said, still shaking off the last of his sleep."We have a delivery from Victoria Sterling. Just need a signature here, sir."Maxwell signed the paper, his eyes drifting over the labels on the boxes. They were neatly organized: Personal Letters, Photographs, Business Journals.Seeing his father's name, Marcus Sterling, printed in bold black ink on the largest box gave him a surge of quiet excitement. In a way, he felt as if he was finally re

"If you can prove to me, not with stories, but with actual proof, that you were the architect of that turnaround, I'll stop." Julian straightened his quarter-zip, his voice turning sharp. "I'll stop opposing you in the board meetings. I'll even support your move to the CEO chair. But if you can't prove it? Then you admit you're a fraud, you will step down, and you take whatever middle-management job I decide to give you."Maxwell looked at him for a long moment. And he wasn't phased by this. Actually, Julian was the stupid one for challenging him on this.Maxwell knew exactly what he had sitting in his old files, the internal memos, the original strategy drafts, the communications Ramon thought had been deleted. Proving this to Julian would be almost too easy. Almost embarrassingly so."Fine," Maxwell said. "I agree."Julian paused. He had expected Maxwell to hesitate, to stall, to make excuses, to at least show nervousness. He had come here completely certain that Maxwell would stum

Hearing his answer, Artemis went very still as she felt a wave of sadness wash over her. Although she had expected this and she knew Maxwell was within his rights, she still had a little hope that he would at least show them some mercy. "Maxwell…." she started."I'm not saying this to punish you personally," Maxwell said calmly. "But your family made it very clear how they conduct themselves when things go wrong. They are arrogant when they have the upper hand and shameless when they are in the wrong! That’s not the kind of partner Sterling Industries needs!"Artemis bit her lip so hard it almost bled. She felt dejected and depressed. She knew that from this moment on, the Brin family’s status in the city would plummet! Once the news got out that they had been blacklisted by the Sterling family, every other company would avoid them like the plague!Artemis let out a sigh and didn't see the need in arguing. Actually, she just realized that he was being very generous right now. He didn