Savannah wasn't looking back. Not now. Not ever. Arden Group had been torn from her mother's hands, driven into debt by her father's greed. But Esme was going to take it back—piece by piece. And the first step was reclaiming the remaining 28% from the man who had stolen everything from her.
James watched her with a knowing expression as the car pulled away from the Stark mansion. "Your father won't give up those shares easily," he said, his tone measured. "He's held onto them not for the sake of the company, but as a means of control over you. He'll fight to keep them."
Savannah met his gaze in the rearview mirror, a slow, calculated smile forming on her lips. "Then he has no idea who he's dealing with."
She spent the next few days pouring over the financial records of Arden Group. The numbers were worse than she imagined—crippling debt, failed investments, and desperate attempts to keep up appearances. Her father had been bleeding the company dry while her stepmother and half-sister enjoyed the luxuries that should have been hers. And at the top of the list of stakeholders, just above her father's failing grip, was Weston Stark.
Savannah's fingers tightened around the reports. Weston owned 45%, making him the most powerful player in Arden Group. That smug, arrogant man held the fate of her family's legacy in his hands, and now, she had no choice but to deal with him once again.
James noticed the tension in her posture. "You'll need leverage if you want to take back the company. Weston is no fool—he won't sell his shares unless there's something in it for him."
Savannah exhaled slowly, her mind already racing through possibilities. "Then I'll find a way to make him give them up."
James nodded approvingly. "Your mother would be proud. Eleanor never backed down from a challenge. She believed in Arden Group with everything she had. She knew you would one day be the one to restore its legacy."
Savannah's gaze darkened. "Then I won't fail her."
As the car rolled toward the estate her mother had left her, Savannah's mind was already formulating her next move. Weston had taken what wasn't his. Her father had destroyed what he never deserved. And now, it was time to make them both pay.
The battle had just begun. Arden Group had been torn from her mother's hands, driven into debt by her father's greed. But Esme was going to take it back—piece by piece. And the first step was reclaiming the remaining 28% from the man who had stolen everything from her.
The battle had just begun.