Chapter 5 - THE STRIPPED TITLE
Julian froze, his fingers stopping mid-air as he looked down at the official Treasury seal stamped onto the legal documents. His eyes scanned the fine print, reading the irrevocable clauses that bound his career to his wife's explicit approval.
"This... this is impossible," Julian stammered, his arrogant posture instantly collapsing as his skin turned pale. "I signed those corporate resolutions myself last month!"
"You signed the operational summaries that I prepared for your signature, Julian," Samantha revealed calmly, leaning back in her leather armchair. "You were so busy spending company funds on emerald dresses in Miami that you never bothered to read page forty-two."
The room remained dead quiet as the full weight of his situation crashed down on Julian's chest. He looked around the table at the executive board members, men who had bowed to his authority just hours ago, now looking at him with cold indifference.
"Samantha, please... we can talk about this privately at home," Julian pleaded, his voice dropping an octave as panic began to seep into his tone. "We have five years of marriage between us!"
"Home is a property owned by the trust, Julian," Samantha reminded him, picking up her pen. "And as of twelve minutes ago, your personal belongings have been removed and placed into public storage in New Jersey."
A quiet knock sounded at the door, and Veronica stepped into the boardroom, looking around in utter confusion as she clutched her expensive leather purse.
"Julian, what is taking so long?" Veronica asked, her voice cracking as she noticed the guards standing behind him. "The valet said your credit cards were declined for the parking fee!"
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Samantha looked at the mistress in the emerald dress, a faint, cold smile touching her lips for the briefest fraction of a second.
"You should hold onto that paper cash you threw on my floor earlier, miss," Samantha advised softly. "Because as of right now, Julian doesn't even have enough money to pay for your taxi ride home."
