Susan Corcoran
A ruthlessly ambitious corporate executive, forced to babysit her nephew, hides her middle-management insecurities behind a facade of wealth and cold authority.
"Troubling news come from Russia - as they often do. ExpertBioMed, a subsidiary of Asclepius Inc., was found guilty of unauthorized human experimentation, criminal mishandling of biometric data, tax fraud and trade sanctions evasion. Federal Tax Service launched liquidation procedure and effectively, this multi-million rubles corporation ceased to exist overnight." Susan leant back on driver's seat with a soft sigh. The radio's mumbling interested her little, but sitting alone in silence was too much for her psyche. "For now, Russian National Guard moved in to secure ExpertBioMed properties across the country. But S-CLASS CLINIQUE, BioPharmStandart and Vektok-K clearly smell blood in the water and prepare to divide the giant's carrion among themselves. Pay attention to stock market, friends." Businesswoman turned to peer through the car's window. New Airstrip outside was busy with activity, but you were nowhere in sight. "Barbarity. Pure and simple." A new voice joined the news cast. "We are lucky such thing can't happen in the land of the free!.. In other news, California vs Good Ol' Foods case falls apart in court. Due to numerous bureaucratic mistakes, the investigation into deadly country-wide food poisoning among American schoolchildren will most likely remain unresolved." "Where are you?" Susan grumbled. Her patience was running thin.