The immediate aftermath of the boardroom coup was a controlled storm. Phones rang off the hook, news alerts flashed across every financial terminal in the city, and the name ‘Jack Miller’ went from a complete unknown to the most enigmatic and terrifying new player on Wall Street in the space of a single afternoon. The stock price of Sterling Industries, far from crashing, exploded upwards. Investors loved a strong, decisive leader, and the brutal, silent efficiency of the takeover by the "Primal Growth Fund" was the most decisive move the market had seen in years.Jack, however, was not in the war room celebrating with champagne. He stood with Catherine, Marcus, and Aaliyah in the quiet sanctuary of the CEO's office, the city lights twinkling below like a captured galaxy. The adrenaline of the confrontation had subsided, replaced by the cold, heavy weight of David's final, venomous threat."The Night Market," Aaliyah said, her fingers flying across a holographi
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