Chapter 9 - Abandoned by Counsel
Julian’s lead attorney stood up, closed his leather briefcase with a loud snap, and bowed his head toward the judge's bench.
"Your Honor," the attorney stated formally, "my firm was retained under the fraudulent representation that Mr. Vance was the sole owner of the corporate assets in question. In light of the severe misrepresentation and potential criminal liability, my firm moves to immediately withdraw as counsel."
"Motion granted," Judge Callahan ruled without hesitation.
Julian looked around the courtroom in utter horror. His high-priced legal team stepped back from the table, leaving him sitting entirely alone.
"You can't leave me!" Julian screamed at his lawyers, his voice cracking with desperation. "I paid you a half-million-dollar retainer!"
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"Using funds from a company you don't own, Mr. Vance," Evelyn noted softly, her tone carrying an icy, quiet authority. "Which means those legal retainers will be clawed back into the corporate treasury by sunset."
👉 Read PART 10 to see the police step into the courtroom with a warrant!
