Her heart skipped a beat as she stared at the screen. This wasn’t a coincidence. This wasn’t just another candidate vying for a position at Titan Industries. This was her sister, the same woman who had just hours earlier delivered a venomous message in their parents’ kitchen, telling her she was an embarrassment to the family. The same woman who had spent years defining Sophia as the failure while building her own career off of a carefully crafted image of success.
Sophia’s mind raced. She had built her empire from the ground up, and now, in a twisted turn of fate, the very person who had undermined her at every turn was about to walk into her boardroom. The question lingered in the air: how far had Jessica come, and would she recognize the woman who had left her behind?
Chapter 3: The Interview
It was 10:00 AM when Jessica entered Conference Room A—Titan Industries’ most prestigious space, built to impress. The room was designed with one purpose: to make an impact. Panoramic views of the city, polished marble table that could seat twenty, sleek screens displaying campaign metrics, and bold, impersonal numbers scrolling across the walls. The room wasn’t built for comfort; it was built for reality. The reality that had become Sophia’s life.
Jessica walked in with the same confidence she had carried throughout her career, the same polished appearance that had always earned her the family’s admiration. But Sophia couldn’t help but notice the subtle tremor in Jessica’s voice when she spoke. There was a nervousness there, a v
