Chapter 5 - The Midnight Phone Call
Evelyn stepped out of the restaurant into the crisp evening air. She didn't wait for the valet to bring her modest sedan. Instead, a sleek, heavily armored black Maybach pulled up to the curb.
She slid into the plush leather backseat and immediately picked up her encrypted smartphone.
"Mr. Sterling," Evelyn spoke, her voice carrying the cold, lethal authority of a billionaire CEO.
Mr. Sterling was the senior partner of the most ruthless corporate law firm in the state, and he personally managed Evelyn’s massive anonymous trust fund.
"Good evening, Madam," the sharp, professional voice answered.
"It's time to pull the plug on Project Brandon," Evelyn commanded smoothly. "He forged the documents. He tried to take my home."
"Are you certain, ma'am?" Sterling asked. "If we execute the withdrawal clauses, his tech startup will be completely insolvent by morning. He will have absolutely zero corporate assets."
"I am entirely certain," Evelyn replied, staring coldly out the tinted window. "Freeze the corporate funding immediately. Liquidate the dummy accounts. And Mr. Sterling? Vanguard Holdings owns the estate he is currently sleeping in. I want them evicted. Tomorrow morning."
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"I will dispatch the county sheriff and the asset seizure team at dawn," Sterling replied clinically. "They will be thrown out with only the clothes on their backs."
👉 The sun rose the next morning, and Brandon prepared to celebrate a victory that was about to turn to ash.
