The car stopped in front of the Mercer Corp tower.
This commercial empire had been built from nothing by Catherine. It had nearly crumbled under her father Richard's hands.
Multiple shipping routes had been flagged for illegal operations, facing government shutdown. Partners pulled their funding. The company teetered on the edge of bankruptcy.
It was Natalie who stepped in, wielding the shares her mother left behind, and wrested control from her father. She'd pulled all-nighters restructuring operations, negotiating new financing, dragging Mercer Corp back from the dead.
She'd barely stepped into the CEO's office when Fiona burst in behind her, carrying a wicker basket.
Fiona dumped the basket onto the desk. Two snapping turtles tumbled out, their necks retracted.
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