Richard Sterling Empire Novels & Stories

“I want someone ruined. I want his bank accounts frozen. I want his political backers to abandon him. I want his businesses audited, his properties seized and his reputation burned to ash. I want him entirely destroyed by sunrise." Richard raised an eyebrow. He looked almost amused by the demand. "That is quite a list. Who is the target?" "Julian Sterling." The amusement vanished instantly. Richard stood up straight, a frown creasing his forehead. "Sterling? Of Sterling Industries?” “Yes.” He scoffed. “I am the lead investor of that company." I nodded. “I know.”

The potential financial motives related to Cora's ownership stake in Sterling companies. When he finished, Alexander was quiet for a long moment. Then he stood and walked to the window, looking out at the city lights below. "I have made many enemies over the years," Alexander said quietly. "Building an empire the size of Sterling Holdings does not happen without stepping on toes. Without crushing competitors. Without making people very angry." "Who specifically?" Ryan asked. "Give us names."

I looked at him, my vision blurring slightly. He stood and took a velvet box from a servant, opening it. Inside was not a diamond ring, it was a pure gold family ring. "Isabella," he said, his gaze steady and intense. "This ring represents half of the power of the De Luca family. "I place it in your hands." "From today on, you are not only the heir of the Costa family. "You are also the lady of the De Luca family." I looked at him. At the man powerful enough to shake the entire mafia world, then standing before me, offering half his empire without hesitation.

Celeste sat at the head like she’d been born for it, wearing power like armor. Then Nate walked in and sat opposite her. He looked wrecked, with dark circles under his bloodshot eyes, wrinkled shirt and crooked tie. Like he did not slept at all. The honeymoon started already, I laughed. I watched him, my half-brother took his seat opposite his new wife. The man who had everything I never got, the Sterling name, Richard’s public acknowledgment. The legitimate claim to his empire and he had thrown it all away, managed to destroy it all anyway for the wrong woman.

“Mr. Cole, please calm down. This is Richard Sterling, CEO of Sterling International Bank. This mall, along with the office tower across the street, belongs to Sterling.” “Sterling?” Adrian’s foot froze on the torn pieces of the business card. His face went from flushed to deathly pale. The confidence in his eyes seemed to drain away all at once. Of course he had heard of Sterling. Back then, he had begged everyone he could think of for a chance to work with one of Sterling’s subsidiaries, but he had never even managed to meet a secretary. Still, he forced himself to stand tall, fists clenched. “So what if he’s rich? Does money give him the right to steal women? Vanessa is my legal wife. Thi

“You think telling me it’s ‘politics’ makes me feel less like an idiot?” Rune took a tentative step toward her. “I never meant for this to happen.” She recoiled, eyes blazing. “But it did.” Rune dropped his gaze to the floor for a heartbeat, then back to her. “You know how the Sterling Empire is to me. Our stocks have been crashing for months now and I need to save it. The only way to save it is by marrying a Balmero.” Yumi exhaled, she has in fact seen the headlines and Sterling isn't in a good place currently.

"Sterling, I believe that you are looking for Brendan, right?" Sterling's voice turned cold. "What are you trying to do, Emily?" Emily smiled. "Sterling, this is the first time I'm hearing anger in your voice. It seems that you have deep feelings for Deirdre. Are you really going to let Deirdre marry Brendan willingly while you end up with nothing?" Sterling's eyes were cold, and he was unbothered. "Emily, it's useless for you to say this to me. I know what is mine and what is not very well. If one acquires something by force, that doesn't show that one is capable but selfish."

She calmed her tensed nerves and looked at the couch in a daze. This was the result she wanted, she needed to go back to that house even if that place disgusted her, because only when she went back could she investigate well and also find out the real motive of her father. She also wants to know if he knew about her marriage to Alexander, and lastly… “Those people had occupied the position of the madam and heiress for long and had thought of themselves as the owners of the Sterling empire.” she chuckled mockingly and her eyes closed. “The Sterling Empire was built through my mother’s hard work and contribution and no one is allowed to take it! Including that man!”

She looked up and saw him smiling, but it wasn’t a kind smile. “Running won’t help you,” the man said. Emily tried to scream, but he grabbed her neck. She gasped for air, trying to push his hand away. Everything started to go blurry. Six months ago Alexander Sterling stepped out of the fancy black car. He couldn't help but stare graciously at the towering Sterling Enterprises building. “Soon, this company will be mine,” he whispered to himself before entering inside. He made his way to his office where Emily was already seated at her desk, sorting out some files.

I thought, tightening my fists, "I will find the flaw in Jared's contract. I will find a way to get rid of him, too. Nobody keeps my father's legacy from me." I walked through the grand front doors instantly greeted by the last person I wanted to meet in this mansion. Claire Sterling marched in, her white fur coat trailing behind her, her diamonds sparkling under the chandelier lights. She stopped a few feet away from me, crossing her arms and looking down her nose with pure disgust. "So, this is the charity case Jared dragged out of the slums of Africa," Claire sneered, her voice dripping with venom. "Look at you. You look like a homeless person who wandered into a museum. I cannot believe