Chapter 21 - The Ghost of the Heir
Two years had passed since the day Chairman Arthur Sterling fell in that room reeking of blood and gunpowder, dragging the mighty Obsidian Syndicate down into total collapse. The sprawling estate of the Moretti family had truly shed its deadly underworld shell, rising as a sun-drenched fortress of absolute peace. Hannah, once a fragile waitress in a mint-green dress, now proudly wore the crown as Queen of a legitimate empire, overseeing a vast network of charities and non-profit pediatric hospitals. However, the darkness never truly released those who once held absolute power. In a cold, isolated penthouse hidden among the skyscrapers of New York, Victor Sterling, the secret, unacknowledged son of Arthur Sterling, was frantically pinning photographs of the Moretti family onto a gray concrete wall. Unlike his arrogant father, Victor operated like an invisible ghost—cold, calculating, and patient. The destruction of the Obsidian Syndicate had stolen his rightful inheritance, turning the fire of vengeance in his veins into a brutal, toxic obsession. He didn't just want to kill Luca Moretti; he wanted to perfectly recreate the Chicago boss's most agonizing nightmare. He wanted to shatter little Sophia's healthy legs all over again, and he wanted to rip the smile from Hannah—the woman who had single-handedly destroyed his father's empire with a single encrypted hard drive.
