DraftChapter 4: The Case for Siren

Mayra Vale walked into her office at Vale & Associates with the poise of a queen stepping into her throne room. Her high heels clicked against the polished marble floor, echoing her confidence through the expansive hallway. Staff paused mid-task, offering polite nods and hushed greetings. She didn’t slow down. Her tailored black coat swayed with each step, a silent testament to her control of the room and everyone in it.

When she pushed open the frosted glass doors to her father’s office, the man behind the empire looked up. Graham Vale sat behind a wide oak desk, stacks of legal briefs surrounding him like battlements.

“You called,” Mayra said smoothly, one brow raised.

“I have a case,” he responded without preamble. “An important one. Siren.Ltd.”

Her lips twitched. Not a smile—something colder. “You hate Siren. Said they played dirty with their trial results. Manipulated data. Paid off labs.”

Graham’s gaze didn’t waver. “You’ll defend them.”

She leaned against the wall, arms crossed. “So it’s a command now?”

“A duty. To this firm. To me.”

She exhaled slowly, her eyes sharp. “I’ll need every file. Footage. Witness lists. Everything.”

Graham nodded. “Already on your desk.”

Mayra didn’t reply. She left the room with the same calm she entered, but her mind was already racing.

Hours later, the heavy drapes in her private office were drawn, lights dimmed, and her desk was a battleground of papers, drives, and notes. The video footage played across her monitor—grainy but unmistakable.

Children. Crying. Shaking after being injected with something. One collapsed. Medical staff scrambled. The background was clinical—cold.

She leaned in, jaw tightening.

But then she paused the video. The scientist’s face appeared—pale, sharp-featured, intense. His voice trembled as he narrated the events. There was venom in his tone. Bitterness.

She rewound. Watched again. Took notes.

Something didn’t add up.

His accusation was too personal. This wasn’t about justice—it was about vengeance. He wasn’t just exposing Siren.Ltd; he wanted to destroy them. She checked the call logs. Payment receipts. Past associations. There it was—a note buried in the records. The man had once applied for a director position at Siren.Ltd. Rejected. With a note on his conduct and ethical issues.

Bingo.

Three weeks later, Mayra stood in the courtroom as if it were her private theatre. Every step was calculated. She wore a fitted navy suit, subtle but commanding. Her hair was tied back in a low knot, not a strand out of place.

“The footage you see,” she began as she turned to face the judge and jury, her voice steady and compelling, “was taken without context. What it shows is a trial—yes. But a trial that had already been suspended due to unexpected immune reactions. The children seen were not abducted or forced. They were volunteers from a government-sanctioned medical orphanage. All with consent.”

She walked slowly, her heels echoing in the courtroom, her presence magnetic.

“And the man who filmed this?” She tapped a photo of the scientist that flashed onto the screen. “A former employee. Fired for embezzling research funds. Rejected for promotion. This footage? It’s his revenge. Not a righteous act, but a vendetta.”

Gasps murmured through the audience. Reporters scribbled.

She continued, bringing forward witnesses—former colleagues, documentation of the scientist’s misconduct, contradictions in his statements. She revealed gaps in the timeline. Cross-examined him ruthlessly. His frustration made him volatile. Exactly as she planned.

“The truth is,” Mayra said in closing, “Siren.Ltd is a company under siege by misinformation. Their only fault was trusting a man who turned on them.”

By the trial’s end, Mayra Vale had taken a scandal that could’ve destroyed Siren.Ltd and turned it into a story of betrayal and corporate survival. The media was buzzing. Some called her ruthless, others called her brilliant. But no one could deny the result.

Siren.Ltd walked free. The scientist’s credibility was shattered.

And in the world of law and power, Mayra Vale had just solidified herself as a queen with no equals.

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