Chapter 7 - Clause 14-B
Marcus felt the air leave his lungs. "Evelyn... look, last night was a misunderstanding! I was drunk, I was stressed about the wedding—"
"Save it, Marcus," Evelyn interrupted coldly. She reached into Arthur’s briefcase and pulled out the physical prenuptial agreement Marcus had gloated over in the hotel suite.
She slid the document across the shiny table until it rested in front of Richard Vance.
"Your son was very eager to ensure I signed this prenuptial agreement," Evelyn said smoothly. "He wanted to make sure I had zero rights to Vance family assets, Vance stock, or personal property in the event of a separation."
Richard frantically grabbed the document, flipping through the pages until his eyes landed on the final page, where Marcus’s signature sat beside Evelyn's.
"You idiot!" Richard suddenly screamed at Marcus, throwing the document directly at his son's chest. "Did you even read Clause 14-B before you forced her to sign this?"
Marcus caught the papers, his hands shaking violently as he looked down at the highlighted text.
Clause 14-B: In the event of marital dissolution initiated within forty-eight hours of ceremony due to proven breach of fidelity, all personal cross-collateralized corporate debt obligations held by the signing spouse shall immediately convert into voting equity at a ratio of 10:1, forfeiting all executive control.
Marcus’s eyes widened in horror. "What... what does this mean?"
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Arthur Pendelton stepped forward, adjusting his glasses. "It means, Mr. Vance, that by flaunting your infidelity with Miss Claire Hastings in the penthouse suite last night, you automatically converted Apex Capital's forty-five million dollar debt note into fifty-one percent of voting shares in Vance Logistics."
👉 Read PART 8 to see how Claire reacted when she realized Marcus had lost everything!
