Our massive victory arrived hand in hand with the death knell for the Pierce Group.
The day after the victory banquet, a haggard, weathered figure stormed into Apex Corporation...
It was Olivia.
She yelled at the top of her lungs into the building, her voice raw with despair.
"Evelyn! I know you're in there! Come out! Come out and see me!"
I peered through the gaps in the blinds, watching the chaos unfolding in the lobby, my face ice-cold.
The frazzled receptionist pinged me on the intercom to ask what to do.
"Ms. Sterling, Mr. Pierce's mother, Olivia, is insisting on seeing you. She's really worked up..."
"Tell her I'm in a meeting. Ask her to leave." My voice came through the intercom speaker loud and clear.
"You can't be this cruel! Adrian's father is dying! Please, for the sa
