156. Chapter 1: Maria put an offer in for the communications giant but never expected to hear back so fast and clearly. She definitely needed that lottery ticket.

196. Chapter 2: To request she buy it with another currency was ridiculous. It would not stop her takeover.

260. Chapter 3: Maria took advice on the business taxes she would now have to take care of on top of council tax.

292. Chapter 4: They began an intimidation tactic so Maria took on some freelance heavies.

368. Chapter 5: One thing was now off her list. She was the owner. Fair and square.

521. Chapter 6: Was it a bullet hole? A warning? Maria took on some extra protection. She had seen Succession.

585. Chapter 7: Her backers had no idea the money came from constant lucky wins. Maria's luck would surely run out at some point.

678. Chapter 8: The bottom line scared her. The company accounts would be frozen if Maria carried on the way she was.

690. Chapter 9: Maria was now going to loan sharks to cover the European bills. The proverbial had hit the fan.

742. Chapter 10: She gave the company away and that was that. Maria went to ring her backers but had run out of credit.

Chapter 6: Maria’s story