Chapter 18 - Roman Loses Control Of Entire Empire
The judge brought the heavy wooden gavel down with a sharp, echoing crack that signaled the definitive end of Roman’s reign.
“All remaining assets of Stanford Development, along with the personal residential estate, are hereby transferred exclusively to Savannah Carter,” the judge declared.
Roman slumped forward against the defense table, letting out a ragged breath as the remaining fragments of his life shattered entirely.
He looked up across the courtroom aisle, catching Savannah’s calm, steady gaze for one fleeting, agonizing second.
She didn't smile with triumphant malice; she simply looked at him with the quiet indifference of someone who had survived the worst.
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The marshals touched his shoulders, guiding him backward toward the holding cells as the media gallery buzzed with flashing camera lights.
His empire, his fortune, and his family were gone, replaced by a prison cell and a lifetime of bitter reflection.
