Chapter 17 - RUMORS IN THE FINANCIAL DISTRICT
Despite Marcus Cole’s imprisonment, his corporate allies were secretly assembling a new syndicate to dismantle Sterling Financial.
At an exclusive private club on Park Avenue, three wealthy investors met in a dimly lit corner booth to discuss strategy.
"Julian Sterling thinks he won the war just because he put Victoria and Marcus behind bars," one investor sneered, cutting his steak.
"He cut off our access to the European trust funds," another added, slamming his wine glass onto the table. "We need leverage against him."
"Physical leverage failed because Victoria was reckless," the third man whispered, leaning across the table. "We need to hit him through his late wife’s family estate in Virginia."
Unknown to Julian, his deceased wife’s estranged brother, Arthur Montgomery, had recently returned to the United States from abroad.
Arthur carried an old grudge against Julian regarding the distribution of the original family inheritance five years ago.
The corporate syndicate reached out to Arthur, offering him twenty million dollars to challenge Julian’s legal custody over Lily.
If Arthur could secure legal guardianship over the five-year-old heiress, he would gain control over her multi-billion-dollar trust fund.
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A quiet legal storm was brewing once again, targeting the very child Julian had fought so fiercely to protect.
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