All Chapters of SHE WAS HIS WIFE. NOW SHE'S HIS CEO: Chapter 11 - Chapter 13

*8:02am | Carter Tower, 60th Floor*Elena’s phone buzzed once. Legal. _SEC Subpoena Delivered. Deposition 10am. 44th Floor Conference Room._She didn’t curse. She didn’t call anyone. She forwarded it to Mercer. Then she opened _WHITAKER. PART 2. and added one line: _3. Sophia filed. Today._“Mercer,” she said into the intercom. He was there in 30 seconds. “Ma’am.”“SEC,” Elena said. “10am. I want every Bean and Brew payroll record, vendor contract, and the press release timestamps.”“Already pulling,” Mercer said. “You want me in the room?”“Yes,” Elena said. “Not to talk. To watch.”He nodded. “And Sophia?”“She’ll be there,” Elena said. “Her lawyer filed it. She’ll want to see me squirm.”Elena stood. “Let’s go.”---*9:55am | 44th Floor, Conference Room*The room was glass. Cold. On one side: Elena. Mercer behind her. Two Carter

7:10am | Carter Tower, 60th Floor*Elena was already at her desk when Mercer walked in with two coffees. “Black coffee,” he said, setting one down. “No sugar. Like you like it.”“Thanks,” Elena said. She took it. “Whitaker.”“Yes,” Mercer said. He opened a folder. “Blackwood owes Whitaker Holdings $40M. Due in 60 days.”“And we don’t know who owns Whitaker,” Elena said. “Not yet,” Mercer said. “Six shells deep. Cayman owns BVI. BVI owns Delaware. Delaware owns Nevada. Nevada owns Whitaker. All registered to law firms.”Elena sipped. “So we buy the debt before we know who we’re buying it from.”“That’s the move,” Mercer said. “If we own the debt, we can force Blackwood’s hand in 60 days.”Elena nodded. “Draft the offer. 22 million. 45% discount. Tell them it’s because Blackwood is about to default to us anyway.”“On it,” Mercer said. He turned to leave. His phone buzzed. He glanced a