The First Crack in the Conspiracy
Just days after their botched infiltration attempt, the effects of their psychological attack were already showing.
Executives were starting to distrust their closest allies.
Board members were questioning financial reports.
People were hesitating before finalizing deals.
And then?
They got their first major confirmation that their trap was working.
A leaked memo—sent between two of the conspirators—asking if "the others" were getting reckless.
Suddenly?
Their enemies weren't acting as a united force anymore.
They were turning on each other.
And soon?
They would start to collapse.
Step 1: Making the Pressure Worse
Now that they had proof that the conspirators were panicking, Dante Reyes suggested doubling the pressure.
Zephyr agreed immediately, eager to push them into full collapse mode.
Solene, meanwhile, wanted to up the drama.
Her brilliant (and reckless) idea?
Planting a fabricated "leak" that suggested someone inside the conspiracy was working with an unknown outsider.
Caspian immediately nodded. "That's a genius move."
Zephyr stared. "It's reckless."
Solene smiled. "Exactly."
And before Zephyr could stop it?
They launched the next attack.
Step 2: The Betrayal Begins
Within hours of their latest move, chaos erupted inside Sterling Enterprises.
How Their Enemies Began Falling Apart:
High-ranking executives began questioning loyalties—demanding proof that their own allies weren't secretly working against them. Security reports showed unexplained financial irregularities—leading to further panic among the inner circle. One major conspirator cut ties with another, fearing they were being set up.
And suddenly?
Instead of focusing on the takeover, the traitors were focused on survival.
And soon?
They would destroy each other completely.
The Moment They Knew It Was Time
Sterling Enterprises was imploding.
The conspirators were questioning each other, cutting alliances, scrambling to cover their tracks.
Now?
It was time for the final strike.
The one that would expose everything.
The one that would force the truth into the public eye—before the traitors could silence it.
And the best way to do it?
A well-timed, highly public, corporate catastrophe.
Because if they were going to win, they needed to do it with maximum destruction.
And Dante Reyes?
Had the perfect idea.
Step 1: The Ultimate Business Sabotage Move
Dante Reyes had spent years manipulating corporate worlds—so he knew exactly how to finish this war.
His strategy?
"If they've been slowly stealing the empire, we need to make them take too much, too fast—so they expose themselves."
Which meant?
A perfectly crafted bait move.
A deal too good to resist.
An opportunity so tempting they couldn't say no.
A trap so perfectly disguised they wouldn't see it coming.
And once they fell for it?
They would be fully exposed.
And completely destroyed.
Step 2: The Final Move That Triggers Collapse
Through leaked insider sources, the Sterling heirs pushed the conspirators into rushing their takeover—forcing them to make moves that couldn't be reversed.
Their enemies jumped at the opportunity—
Rushing to finalize their stolen assets.
Signing off on illegal transfers.
Exposing themselves entirely.
And before they could stop it—
The evidence was public.
Sterling Enterprises' inner circle had just incriminated itself.
And just like that?
The war was over.
Jonathan Sterling's empire had almost fallen.
But thanks to his reckless, exiled heirs?
The traitors had destroyed themselves instead.
And now?
Sterling Enterprises was back in its rightful hands.
And the world?
Had just watched the greatest corporate downfall in history.