Chapter 49 The Breaking Point

The once-mighty Montero Global trembled on the edge of ruin. The numbers on the stock market screen bled red, plummeting further with each passing second. Phones rang incessantly, voices overlapped in frantic arguments, and the air smelled of burnt coffee and desperation. Diego stood by the floor-to-ceiling window of his office, watching the city stretch beneath him. The skyline, once a reminder of his empire’s reach, now felt like a monument to its impending collapse.