Chapter 5 - The Legal Ambush
Seventy-two hours later, Daniel walked into the executive glass conference room on the top floor of Mercer Enterprises in downtown Chicago.
He was wearing his finest bespoke suit, accompanied by his mother, Margaret, and his lead defense attorney, Arthur Vance—a veteran lawyer known for crushing opponents in high-stakes celebrity divorces.
"She hasn't hired an attorney yet," Daniel boasted, setting a leather briefcase on the mahogany table. "Her deadline to respond to our divorce petition expires at noon today. She’s probably sitting in that empty living room crying her eyes out."
Margaret adjusted her pearl necklace, taking a seat at the head of the table. "Make sure the court order forces her to pay for the moving expenses we incurred on Saturday, Arthur. I want her completely broke by the end of this month."
Before Attorney Vance could answer, the heavy double doors of the conference room swung open.
In walked Evelyn.
She wore an impeccably tailored navy-blue pantsuit, her dark hair cascading in polished waves over her shoulders. She carried no luggage, no chaotic stacks of paper—only her sleek metallic laptop and a calm, commanding aura of absolute authority.
Beside her walked Marcus Sterling—the most feared senior litigation partner in the state, a legal titan whose firm charged two thousand dollars an hour and only represented Fortune 500 CEOs.
Daniel’s attorney, Vance, instantly stood up, his face losing all color as he recognized Sterling.
"Marcus?" Vance stammered, his confident demeanor vanishing in a heartbeat. "What are you doing here? This is a simple domestic asset division proceeding."
"It was a domestic proceeding, Arthur," Sterling replied coldly, setting a single manila envelope on the table. "Until forty-eight hours ago, when my client acquired one hundred percent of the voting shares of Mercer Global Holdings."
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Daniel burst out laughing, shaking his head in disbelief. "Are you insane? Mercer Enterprises belongs to me and my mother! My grandfather founded this brand!"
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