Chapter 3 - The Boardroom Coup
While Julian and Evelyn were celebrating their fraudulent marriage at a luxury hotel reception, Margaret received an urgent summons from Whitmore Global’s legal department the following morning.
Expecting a routine signing ceremony to transfer company shares to Evelyn, Margaret walked into the 50th-floor corporate board executive room, wearing a broad, triumphant smile.
However, her smile froze the moment she saw who was sitting at the head of the conference table.
Clare sat in the executive chair, wearing a dark navy suit, her hair styled in a sleek ponytail. Standing beside her was Vincent Callahan, flanked by two of his top corporate litigators.
"Clare! What is the meaning of this insolence?!" Margaret demanded, slamming her designer purse onto the mahogany table. "You left your own family in shame yesterday, and now you dare sit in my chair?!"
Clare leaned back calmly, resting her hands on the table. "This isn't your chair, Margaret. It never was."
Vincent stepped forward, tossing a stack of certified legal filings across the polished wood.
"Under the Whitmore corporate charter," Vincent stated in his low, commanding voice, "the executive voting shares do not belong to the first married daughter. They belong to the founder's designated administrator—a position Clare officially assumed three years ago when she restructured the company debt."
Margaret’s face turned pale as paper. "That's impossible! I signed those papers!"
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"You signed them without reading the fine print," Clare said, her voice dropping into a cold whisper. "You have thirty minutes to clear your desk, Margaret."
👉 Read PART 4 to see how Julian tried to force Clare into giving up her voting rights!
