Chapter 21 - The DNA Confirmation
To finalize the federal indictment, Julian submitted Lily’s DNA sample for official forensic matching against family records.
Three days later, the FBI Crime Lab returned a definitive one-hundred-percent match establishing Lily's bloodline.
Lily was certified as the sole surviving direct blood heir to the entire forty-million-dollar Vance ancestral estate.
Judge Ross signed an emergency decree appointing Julian as sole legal guardian over the estate until Lily turned twenty-one.
Evelyn’s legal defense team collapsed as their financial backing was frozen permanently by federal asset forfeiture orders.
Victor Sterling withdrew as Evelyn's counsel, citing non-payment of legal fees and irreconcilable ethical conflicts.
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Public defender Sarah Jenkins was appointed to represent Evelyn for the remainder of the criminal proceedings.
Evelyn was left completely isolated, stripped of her wealth, status, and power in the span of a single month.
