Chapter 6 - The Managing Director
Richard Vance stared at his new daughter-in-law, his mouth opening and closing like a fish out of water. "Evelyn? You... you are representing Apex Capital?"
"I don't just represent Apex Capital, Mr. Vance," Evelyn replied, pulling a slim silver tablet from Arthur’s briefcase and placing it flat on the mahogany table. "I founded Apex Capital five years ago while completing my master's degree in quantitative finance."
Marcus took a step forward, his face flushed with a mixture of shock, humiliation, and deep panic. "That's impossible! Your father's firm was broke! You married me because you needed Vance money!"
Evelyn finally turned her eyes toward Marcus. Her dark gaze was so cold it made him take an involuntary step back.
"My father's firm wasn't broke, Marcus," Evelyn explained with chilling calm. "My father agreed to the merger proposal because Richard begged him to merge our real estate portfolio with your shipping lines. My father was trying to save your family from bankruptcy as a favor to an old college friend."
She leaned forward, resting her chin on her linked fingers. "The 'twenty million dollar debt' you kept bragging about? That wasn't a debt. That was an equity injection my firm offered to keep your father's company afloat while we evaluated your leadership ability."
Richard Vance slumped into a chair beside his son, burying his face in his trembling hands. "Oh, God..."
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"And last night," Evelyn continued, her voice dropping into a low, sharp register that echoed against the glass walls, "you made it very clear what kind of leadership Vance Logistics possesses."
👉 Read PART 7 to see what Evelyn did with the signed prenuptial agreement in front of the board!
