Chapter 3: The Gathering Storm
Margaret Carter didn't build an empire by panicking.
Within forty-eight hours, Emma's business clients began canceling contracts.
Rumors leaked to local business journals hinting that Emma's firm was under investigation for financial mismanagement.
It was a classic Carter smear campaign, designed to starve her out and force her to sign a sweeping non-disclosure agreement.
Emma sat in her empty office, watching her life's work vanish with every phone call.
Her hands shook, but her mind stayed clear.
Margaret wanted a dirty fight in the shadows.
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Emma decided to bring everything into the light.
She called a meeting with the one person Margaret feared: the lead investigator of the federal regulatory board, who had been trying to pierce the Carter family's legal armor for years.
