Chapter 3 - The Dawn of CollapseThe next morning, the bright sunlight pierced through the silk curtains of the master suite. Andrew woke up surrounded by the cheap perfume of Brenda, his heart filled with arrogant satisfaction. He reached for his phone on the nightstand, intending to call his personal attorney to finalize the divorce papers and erase Mariana from his life completely.
But the moment his screen illuminated, a barrage of urgent notifications from his banking applications and chief financial officer appeared like a sudden hurricane.
Alert 1: Main corporate accounts of V-Capital have been temporarily suspended by federal regulators.
Alert 2: Genesis Venture Fund (the lifeline comprising 70% of the company's capital) has announced unilateral withdrawal.
Alert 3: Andrew's personal Black Centurion card has been declined due to immediate revocation of the underlying collateral.
"What is the meaning of this?" Andrew bolted upright, cold sweat breaking out across his forehead.
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Brenda cooed, wrapping her arms around his neck, "Andrew darling, what's wrong? Aren't we going shopping today to celebrate that woman finally being gone?"
"Get off me!" Andrew roared, violently shoving Brenda off the bed as he frantically dialed his CFO.
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