Chapter 10
At eight o'clock that evening, the sixty-story Vance Financial Tower in downtown Boston stood illuminated against the dark rain clouds.
Inside the opulent boardroom on the top floor, ten senior board members sat around a mahogany table, looking anxious and nervous.
At the head of the table sat Victoria Vance, wearing a tailored black designer suit and diamond jewelry that caught the chandelier light.
She puffed casually on a thin cigarette, swirling a glass of expensive red wine as her legal team organized estate transfer documents.
"Gentlemen, with my son Ethan's tragic passing and Julian's sudden arrest, I am exercising my right as primary beneficiary," Victoria announced smoothly.
"You will sign over the voting control of Vance Financial to my global firm immediately."
A senior board member leaned forward nervously. "Mrs. Vance, shouldn't we wait for the official police report regarding Julian?"
"Julian was an idiot who acted alone out of greed," Victoria dismissed coldly, setting her wine glass down.
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"Sign the documents, or I will liquidate every pension fund attached to this board by midnight."
Before the lawyers could hand her the gold pen, the heavy double doors of the boardroom slowly creaked open.
