Chapter 7 - The Master Estate Attorney
"My name is Richard Sterling," the man announced, presenting a card engraved with gold lettering. "I am the senior managing partner of Sterling & Associates, and the personal executor of the Arthur Vance Estate."
Julian’s knees buckled slightly. Sterling was the most feared trust attorney on the East Coast—a legal titan who had built Arthur Vance’s corporate empire three decades ago.
"You have no authority to freeze those accounts, Sterling!" Julian yelled, sweat breaking out across his forehead. "Evelyn is my wife! The trust terms grant me executive oversight!"
"The trust terms granted you temporary executive oversight only until Mrs. Vance birthed a living heir," Sterling corrected him with a razor-sharp smile. "Upon the live delivery of your son at 8:12 AM this morning, full voting control and total asset ownership automatically transferred to Evelyn Vance."
Chloe gasped, taking a sharp step away from Julian. "Julian... you said the trust was yours!"
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"And what’s more," Sterling continued, drawing a thick dossier from his briefcase, "Mrs. Vance submitted the flight logs, bank wire transfers, and forged signatures from your Miami trip directly to the District Attorney's Financial Crimes Unit two hours ago."
👉 Read PART 8 to see how Chloe tried to save herself from Julian's falling ship!
