Chapter 12 - THE EVICTION AT FIFTH AVENUE
By four o'clock in the afternoon, three heavy moving vans were parked outside the Sterling family's Fifth Avenue penthouse.
Uniformed security officers stood at the grand entrance while movers loaded high-end furniture and antique artwork into wooden crates.
Victoria stood on the sidewalk wearing a plain trench coat, tears smearing her expensive makeup as neighbors watched from across the street.
"You can't do this to us!" Victoria shrieked at the lead security officer. "This apartment has been in our family for three generations!"
The officer handed her an eviction notice signed by a New York State judge, completely unbothered by her hysterical screaming.
"The lease was held under Sterling Enterprises, ma'am," the officer explained calmly. "And the new owner requested immediate repossession."
Julian stepped out of a yellow taxi, having finally posted bail using his mother's remaining personal jewelry as collateral.
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He stared at his belongings piled high on the sidewalk, his slicked-back hair messy and his grey tuxedo jacket completely ruined.
"What happened, Mom?" Julian whimpered, stepping toward his mother like a lost, helpless child.
