Chapter 19 - THE SHADOW BACKER
By midnight, Julian’s intelligence team had traced the financial origin of Arthur Montgomery’s sudden legal blitzkrieg.
Richard Vance unrolled a network map showing offshore shell companies routing money from a bank in Grand Cayman.
"The money funding Montgomery’s custody lawsuit is coming directly from Sterling Financial’s former chief chief financial officer," Richard revealed.
"Charles Sterling?" Julian asked in utter disbelief. "My uncle?"
"Your uncle never forgave you for taking control of the firm after your father passed away," Richard explained grimly.
"He’s using Montgomery as a puppet to trigger a mandatory trust freeze through the New York Family Court system."
If the judge issued a temporary freeze, Julian would lose voting control over Sterling Financial during the upcoming annual shareholder vote.
"It’s a classic corporate ambush wrapped inside a fake family custody battle," Julian realized, his jaw tightening.
He walked over to the floor-to-ceiling window, looking out into the stormy night surrounding his estate.
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"Deploy our surveillance teams to track Montgomery’s every move in Manhattan," Julian instructed Richard coldly. "I want to know who he meets, what he eats, and where he sleeps every single night."
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