Chapter 37
Stefan hurled his crystal tumbler against the wall of his home office. The sound of shattering glass matched the chaos in his mind. Forty percent. His company stock had dropped forty percent in a single day. Billions wiped out in hours.
His phone kept buzzing, board members, investors, his father. All demanding answers he didn't have. How had Kane Industries outmaneuvered them so completely? The takeover of Pacific Maritime shouldn't have been possible. Their defenses had been solid. Their contracts secured.
Yet here he sat, watching his family's legacy crumble through real-time stock updates on his phone screen. Each notification drove the knife deeper.
"Darling?" Rose's voice drifted through his office door. "Can we talk about the wedding plans? The planner needs final nu
