Chapter 2 - Julian Tries To Defend Himself Before The Shocked Crowd
Julian stood frozen on the polished marble floor, his phone still pressed tightly against his ear as panic set in.
“Check the corporate trust accounts again, Charles, there must be a clerical error!” Julian barked into the speaker.
The attorney’s voice crackled back through the speaker with cold, uncompromising finality.
“There is no error, Julian; every primary and secondary holding under your family’s name has been legally seized.”
Whispers rippled through the surrounding tables like an electric shock wave among the elite Manhattan socialites.
Brianna clutched Julian’s arm with manicured fingers, her expensive silk dress rustling as she trembled in disbelief.
“Julian, tell me this is just a cruel joke for the cameras,” Brianna whispered, her voice cracking with rising hysteria.
Julian ignored her completely, his eyes locked on Isabel’s retreating figure moving gracefully toward the ballroom exit.
“This is impossible! My father is the principal shareholder of Vance Enterprises!” Julian shouted into the empty air.
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“Not anymore, Mr. Vance,” Charles replied coldly before disconnecting the line with a sharp, echoing click.
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