Chapter 8 - The Financial Freeze
By 9:00 AM the following morning, Dr. Alan Vance and my legal counsel filed an emergency injunction at the Harris County Courthouse.
The probate judge immediately froze every single asset, bank account, and property deed associated with Victoria Vance and the Vance Family Trust.
I stood inside my father's old legal office in downtown Houston, reviewing the financial audit reports compiled by federal forensic accountants.
The audit revealed that Victoria had stolen over three million dollars from the trust over the preceding thirty-six months.
Using complex shell companies registered in the Cayman Islands to hide her massive losses at high-stakes casinos in Europe.
My twin boys’ birth had triggered an automatic court-mandated audit of the trust assets scheduled for next month.
Victoria knew that the moment the auditors opened the books, her multi-million-dollar embezzlement scheme would be exposed to the world.
Poisoning my children wasn't just about greed; it was a desperate, psychotic race to destroy the trust before she was sent to federal prison.
"She was backed into a corner, Sarah," my attorney explained, laying out the bank statements across the desk.
"She thought if the babies died before the court audit, she could claim emergency estate management rights and cover up the missing funds."
"And what about Trevor?" I asked, keeping my tone strictly professional.
"Trevor signed three of those shell company transfer documents last year," my attorney revealed softly.
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"Whether he understood what he was signing or not, federal prosecutors are treating him as a active co-conspirator to wire fraud."
"He is facing up to fifteen years in federal penitentiary."
