Chapter 7 - The Boy Maria Raised
Richard finally broke.
Maria had raised him.
She taught him everything.
But his father warned:
Giving credit to a kitchen worker would destroy the empire.
So Richard chose silence.
Then power.
Then lies.
Emma asked why he threatened her family.
His answer was simple:
“Because poor families get tired faster.”
Daniel rejected him.
He surrendered his shares.
The board removed him immediately—calling his loyalty “emotional instability.”
Employees began speaking out.
Unpaid wages. Exploitation. Silence.
The empire started to crack.
Vanessa offered to testify.
But demanded protection.
She revealed something devastating:
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Emma’s own mother had been paid…
To hide the missing page.
