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Chapter 302: The Corporate Guillotine
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ZURICH, SWITZERLAND - VANCE GLOBAL HOLDINGS HEADQUARTERS - 08:00 AM LOCAL TIME

The city of Zurich woke up to a crisp, freezing morning, its immaculate streets humming with the quiet, orderly rhythm of the global financial elite. Towering over the banking district was the headquarters of Vance Global Holdings. It was a fortress of polished steel and tinted glass, a monument to the unfathomable wealth of the Shareholders.

Inside the top-floor executive suite, the atmosphere was anything but orde
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