Chapter 4
Ethan stepped out of the private elevator into the opulent foyer of his penthouse, tossing his car keys onto the marble console table.
He poured himself a glass of aged bourbon from the crystal decanter, feeling completely invincible as he loosened his burgundy shirt collar.
Eleanor glided into the living room behind him, sinking comfortably into the velvet sofa with a satisfied sigh.
"I have already called our family attorney to draft the divorce papers before dinner," Eleanor announced smugly.
"We will offer her ten thousand dollars to sign away all parental rights and disappear into obscurity."
Ethan took a slow sip of his bourbon, walking over to the floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking Central Park.
"Ten thousand is generous for someone who came from nothing," Ethan laughed lightly.
"By tomorrow afternoon, my board of directors at Vance Holdings will congratulate me for cutting off dead weight."
Suddenly, Ethan’s custom gold-plated smartphone buzzed violently on the marble table, its screen flashing an urgent red alert.
He picked it up carelessly, expecting a routine notification from his corporate secretary or investment portfolio manager.
Instead, a flashing banner across the display read: CRITICAL ERROR: ALL PRIMARY CORPORATE ACCOUNTS FROZEN BY FEDERAL INJUNCTION.
Ethan’s smile evaporated instantly, the color draining rapidly from his face as his fingers began to tremble.
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"What is this...?" Ethan muttered, frantically swiping across the screen to check his personal credit line.
TRANSACTION DECLINED: ACCOUNT SUSPENDED PENDING FEDERAL AUDIT.
