SCORNED EX WIFE Queen Of Ashes (Camille and Stefan)

Chapter 113

Victoria Kane sat propped against white hospital pillows, her silver hair swept back

from her face in a neat chignon. Even in a hospital gown, connected to monitors that beeped rhythmically in the background, she maintained an air of command. The room, the hospital's finest pr Her lawyer, Frederick Winters, a man who had

served the Kane family for thirty years, sat in an armchair beside the bed. His silver-

rimmed glasses caught the afternoon light as he arranged documents with practiced precision.

"You're certain about this?" he asked, his voice low and measured. "The board will have questions."

Victoria's mouth thinned. "The board's questions

are not my concern, Frederick. My decision is final."

The door opened, and Camille entered, dressed in a tailored navy suit that Victoria recognized as one she had selected for her. Their eyes met, an understanding passing between them. Victoria g "Good, you're here. We can begin."

Camille glanced at Frederick, then back to Victoria. "Begin what?"

"Updating my will," Victoria answered matter-of-factly. "Please, sit."

Camille lowered herself into the chair, her movements careful, as if the ground beneath her might suddenly give way. For the past two days, she had been splitting her time between

the hospital and Kane Industries, maintaining the fiction that Victoria was simply working remotely while recovering from exhaustion. Only Alexander knew the truth, that Victoria was fighting for

"Is this rea

necessary right now?" Camille asked quietly. "The doctors said you should rest before tomorrow's procedure."

Victoria waved away her concern.

"I don't leave matters of importance to chance, Camille. You know that."

Frederick cleared his throat. "Ms. Kane has asked me to prepare a new version of her last will and testament, along with updated instructions

regarding the control of Kane Industries in the event of her... incapacitation."

Camille's fingers tightened on the armrests. "You're going to be

fine. The doctors said the procedure has an excellent success rate."

"Of course,"

Victoria said, though something in her eyes suggested she was less certain

than her words implied. "But prudence dictates preparation, regardless of probability."

She turned to Frederick. "Proceed."

Frederick adjusted his glasses. "The primary change concerns the disposition of Ms. Kane's personal estate and her controlling interest in Kane Industries. Previously, these assets were divided He glanced at Victoria, who nodded for him to continue.

the new will,

as her sole heir and successor. This includes all personal property, financial assets, real estate holdings, and

searching her face for some

her tone brooking no

unsteady fingers, scanning pages dense with legal terminology. Numbers jumped out at her, figures with so many zeros they seemed u

"Yes," Victoria confirmed simply.

There must be others, board members who've

for decades,

crossed her face at the mention of her daughter. "As for the board, they serve

choice, if not my

someone extraordinary. Someone

found her in that hotel parking garage, beaten and left for dead by Rose's hired thugs.

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her and Victoria that

are a

letter to be delivered to you in the event of Ms. Kane's death. Instructions for the continuation of the Phoenix Grid project. And specific directives regarding certain individuals Ms. Kane

curved in a cold smile. "Insurance

Even facing surgery, Victoria was thinking ten moves

You're going to

hand in a rare gesture of physical affection.

blue veins visible beneath the

she said softly.

her eyes

a world eager to see women

will not leave anything to chance. Not my company. Not

hand once

proceed with the signatures, Frederick?" Frederick

the pen, her hand steady as she

she finished, she

acknowledging recipient." Camille hesitated, the pen heavy in her hand. Signing felt like admitting

"This changes nothing

that no matter what happens, you will be protected. Kane Industries

Camille took a

signed her name. The letters seemed strange

Camille Kane-st unfamiliar

time. A name Victoria had given her, along with a new

an empire.

omewhat now, potentially,

Frederick collected

"I'll file these immediately. By this time tomorrow, everything

nodded. "Thank you, Frederick. That

Ms. Kane... it's been an honor serving you these many years." Something passed between them- thirty years of history distilled into a single look.

window, the sun was beginning to set, painting the city skyline in shades of gold and amber.

Victoria countered. "I