Chapter 10 - The Ultimate Remedy
The deletion progress bar on the screen hit one hundred percent, completely wiping the medical database.
Alexander slammed his fist against the floor in absolute despair, believing his mother was truly doomed.
But Maya stood up calmly and walked over to the palace's internal communication system.
She confidently announced that she didn't need the computer files because she had a photographic memory.
While the files were decrypting earlier, she had stared at the chemical synthesis structure for a full two minutes.
Maya sprinted down the hallway to the palace's private medical bay, gathering the necessary raw chemicals.
She mixed the complex antidote with steady, perfectly accurate hands, creating a glowing blue vial of absolute salvation.
She rushed back to the panic room and injected the cure directly into Mrs. Sterling's frail arm.
Within minutes, the elderly woman's breathing stabilized, and the deadly pallor completely left her face.
The local authorities finally breached the heavy steel shutters of the palace, flooding the building with heavily armed police.
Victoria was captured trying to escape through the gardens and was immediately placed in heavy iron handcuffs.
Her family's corrupt empire completely crumbled overnight as the financial crimes were fully exposed to the media.
Alexander was treated by world-class surgeons and made a rapid, full recovery from his gunshot wound.
He did not just thank Maya for her incredible bravery and flawless memory.
He legally transferred twenty percent of the Sterling global empire into her name, making the former maid a billionaire partner.
Maya finally had the beautiful, secure, and powerful life she had always deserved.
She sat comfortably behind her massive mahogany desk in her new penthouse office, sipping expensive tea.
A quiet knock at the door interrupted her peace, and a courier handed her a small, unmarked black velvet box.
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She opened it to find a single, blood-stained white glove and a handwritten note.
The note read, "You played my foolish daughter Victoria perfectly, but your real father wants his USB drive back."
