Chapter 8 - Alexander Vance Confronts The Matriarch
Elena offered a faint, reassuring nod to her uncle, stepping away from the marble table toward his outstretched hand.
“I’m fine, Uncle Alexander. But they made a terrible mistake inviting me to dinner tonight,” Elena replied evenly.
Margaret found her voice, stepping forward with a mix of leftover arrogance and mounting, desperate panic.
“You have no right to break into my home! I will have you arrested for trespassing and property destruction!” Margaret shrieked.
Alexander turned his cold, piercing gaze toward the matriarch, a slow, humorless smile touching his lips.
“Your home? This estate was purchased using embezzled trust funds originally settled by the Vance family decades ago,” Alexander stated.
Margaret’s jaw dropped open, color draining completely from her powdered face as the legal foundation beneath her feet vanished.
“That’s... that’s a lie! This is Sterling property!” Margaret stammered, pointing a shaking finger toward the doorway.
“Not anymore,” Alexander replied quietly, snapping his fingers to signal his lead legal counsel standing in the hallway.
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A young lawyer stepped forward, handing a thick stack of federal court injunctions and property forfeiture notices to Margaret.
Every single corporate asset, bank account, and real estate holding belonging to the Sterling family was officially frozen.
