Chapter 9 - The Financial Freeze
Julian scrambled off the couch, running over to Evelyn as she walked toward the grand staircase with Nora safely in her arms.
"Evelyn! Listen to me!" Julian cried, his voice cracking with desperation. "I was wrong! I was insensitive! I didn't realize how much it hurt you! Just don't destroy my company!"
Evelyn stopped on the bottom marble step, turning her head slightly to look down at him.
"You didn't care about my hurt, Julian," she said. "You only care because your credit cards aren't going to work in twenty minutes."
"What do you mean?!" Julian gasped, pulling his wallet out and staring at his platinum cards.
"Every line of corporate credit tied to Vance Holdings was underwritten by my family trust," Evelyn explained with absolute precision. "I pulled the underwriting ten minutes ago. By noon, your firm's bank accounts will be frozen, and your corporate lease on the Manhattan office will be cancelled."
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Julian fell to his knees on the first step, staring up at his wife as if she were a stranger holding the keys to his execution.
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