Chapter 6 - The Digital Eviction

Graham frantically punched the numbers again. ACCESS DENIED.
Suddenly, his phone chimed with an urgent push notification from his personal banking app. He pulled out the device, his eyes widening in sheer horror.
NOTICE: YOUR PRIMARY AND JOINT ACCOUNTS HAVE BEEN TEMPORARILY FROZEN BY ORDER OF THE HIGH CHANCERY COURT.
"No, no, no!" Graham screamed, tapping the screen wildly.
Before he could process the shock, a second notification popped up from his company's board of directors: EMERGENCY BOARD MEETING CALLED. YOUR EXECUTORY POWERS ARE SUSPENDED PENDING FORENSIC AUDIT.
Vivian and Chloe ran into the office, their faces pale with growing dread.
"Graham! My credit cards just got declined!" Vivian shrieked, holding her phone out. "The boutique called and said my account at the jeweler has been flagged for fraud!"
"What is happening?" Chloe demanded, grabbing Graham’s suit jacket. "You told me you owned this estate! You told me you were the managing partner of Ashford Enterprises!"
Graham dropped to his knees in front of the locked safe, holding his head in his hands as the realization hit him like a physical blow.
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"She didn't rent those cars..." Graham whimpered, his voice hollow and broken. "The house... the company... it was never mine. It was hers all along."
👉 Read PART 7 to see what happens when the legal team arrives at Ashford Hall at midnight!