SCORNED EX WIFE Queen Of Ashes (Camille and Stefan)

Chapter 113

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.

new

assets, real estate holdings, and her sixty percent controlling interest in Kane Industr

searching her face for some

is made," Victoria interrupted, her tone brooking no argument. She turned to Frederick. "Show

thick folder. She opened it with unsteady fingers, scanning pages dense with legal terminology. Numbers jumped out at her,

"Yes," Victoria confirmed simply.

must be others, board members

decades, charitable foundations,

since Sophia." A shadow crossed her face at the mention of her daughter. "As for

heir, Camille. The daughter of my choice, if

Someone worthy

thought of the night Victoria had found her in that hotel parking garage, beaten and left for

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her and Victoria that

are a few

to be delivered to you in the event of Ms. Kane's death. Instructions for the continuation

cold smile. "Insurance policies,

she meant Rose and Herod. Even facing surgery, Victoria was thinking ten moves ahead,

surgery. You're going to recover. We can discuss succession plans after you're back at

physical affection.

the blue veins visible beneath the

softly. "Look

raised her eyes

survived this long in a world eager to see women like me fail. Tomorrow may go perfectly according

to chance. Not my company. Not my legacy.

squeezed Camille's hand once before releasing it. "Now,

with the signatures, Frederick?" Frederick nodded,

final page." Victoria took the pen, her hand steady as she marked the documents. The scratch of the nib agains only sound in the room besides the quiet beeping of the

she finished, she handed

recipient." Camille hesitated, the pen heavy in her hand.

"This changes nothing

no

Camille took a

signed her name. The letters

Camille Kane-st unfamiliar

given her, along with a new identity, a new

an empire.

omewhat now, potentially,

Frederick collected

these immediately. By

nodded. "Thank you, Frederick.

his jacket. "If I may say so, Ms. Kane... it's been an honor serving you these many years." Something passed between them- thirty

was beginning to set, painting the city skyline in shades of gold and amber. "You didn't

Victoria countered.

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