Chapter 21 - The Tables Turn
The next morning, before the scandalous news article could even be published, federal marshals flanked by Carver Global security surrounded Viktor Sterling’s private estate in the Hamptons. Viktor, lounging on his patio in a designer silk robe, looked up in absolute shock as the heavy oak gates were forced open. Special agents moved with synchronized precision, locking down every digital device on the property before he could initiate a remote wipe. At that exact moment, across town in Manhattan, a synchronized press conference was being broadcast live across every major news network. Claire Carver stepped up to the podium, flanked by her father and Julian Thorne, displaying the ironclad digital forensics proving that Viktor Sterling had attempted to orchestrate a fraudulent smear campaign against a nonprofit foundation. The public outrage against Viktor was instantaneous and absolute; his corporate allies abandoned him within minutes, terrified of catching the fallout from Augustus Carver’s wrath.
