The Threat from Outside
Six months into Victoria’s penance, a crisis hit Sterling Enterprises. A massive overseas conglomerate launched a hostile takeover bid, aiming to buy out the shareholders, liquidate the domestic factories, and offshore all production.
The news rippled through the factory floor like a dark cloud. Maria, Harris, and hundreds of others faced losing their livelihoods.
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Victoria found herself in the breakroom, listening to the terrified whispers of her coworkers. She knew the corporate playbooks. She knew the aggressive financial maneuvering the conglomerate was using. For the first time, her MBA and her intimate knowledge of the Sterling finances weren't tools for her own vanity—they were weapons she could use to protect these people.
She wiped her hands on her jeans, marched up to the catwalk, and knocked on the door of the factory manager’s office. “I need to use the phone. I need to call Eleanor.”
