The building that housed Orion Innovations had never been designed to carry the weight of a family’s last hope.
It stood at the edge of a half-developed industrial zone on the outskirts of Haven City, where skeletal factory frames rusted beside empty lots and billboards promised a “Future Technology Hub” that had yet to materialize. Years ago, Orion Innovations had been nothing more than a minor subsidiary under the vast umbrella of The Lynn Family’s holdings—a small tech arm tucked away from the spotlight.
Then Ascension Corp had slipped from their grasp.
What followed was not a battle, but a systematic dismantling.
Industry by industry, asset by asset, the businesses once attached to The Lynn Family were absorbed, diluted, or devoured by The Sterling Family. Contracts were redirected
