Novel

Chapter 5: Shadows in the Boardroom

Elias infiltrates the hospital's financial network, uncovering that the Thorne cardiac valve patent is a front for money laundering. He crashes the board meeting to publicly expose the valve's failure rate, shattering Julian's control and triggering a desperate, accelerated timeline for the family's illicit patent sale. Elias secures a private meeting with the Senator's aide, effectively turning the board against the Thorne leadership.