Chapter 18

Mateo tossed a thick leather-bound legal folder onto the center of the boardroom table.
"My name is Mateo Garcia, son of Thomas Garcia," Mateo announced to the room of international investors.
"And I am here to execute a federal court seizure of Vanguard Global's intellectual property rights."
Jonathan Cross’s face flushed red with rage as he scoffed arrogantly.
"Thomas Garcia was a penniless grease-monkey who died ten years ago!" Jonathan sneered loudly.
"You have no legal standing in this boardroom, boy!"
Mateo pulled out a tablet, displaying an original, notarized patent document stamped by the United States Patent and Trademark Office from twenty years ago.
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"My father registered the core technology under a secret military trust before you stole his workshop," Mateo revealed with cold satisfaction.
"And as his sole legal heir, I have officially revoked Vanguard Global's license to use every single piece of that technology."