It was past midnight when Samuel’s phone rang. He didn’t recognize the number, but the voice on the other end was trembling with raw emotion. It was Sarah, a veteran caretaker from his past. “Samuel, you need to come back,” Sarah whispered, her voice cracking. “It’s over. Vance is gone. The board just officially kicked him out after a massive internal investigation.” Sarah explained that she had spent years quietly gathering evidence of Vance’s ongoing animal neglect and corporate malpractice.
She had finally gone to the federal authorities as a whistleblower, forcing an emergency boardroom coup that stripped Vance of his power. “The new management just threw out all of Vance’s old restraining orders,” Sarah told him, her breath shaking. “Your ban is officially lifted, Samuel. The facility is completely closed to the public right now, but the gates are unlocked for you. Please, you need to get down here immediately.”