Chapter 7

A sharp knock echoed against the heavy mahogany door of the suite, interrupting our conversation.
General Counsel David Vance stepped into the room, holding a tablet displaying an emergency news alert.
“Audrey, Julian is downstairs in the hotel lobby refusing to leave,” David informed me with a grim expression.
“He has called three major financial news outlets and is claiming that you used marital assets to execute a hostile corporate takeover.”
“He is threatening to file an emergency injunction in the Massachusetts State Supreme Court to freeze Northstar’s voting shares.”
A cold, amused smile touched my lips as I stood up from my chair and smoothed down my silk dress.
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“Let’s go downstairs, David,” I said, picking up my clutch.
“It’s time to show my dear husband what real legal firepower looks like.”