Chapter 7 - The Corporate Strike
At 8:00 AM the following morning, Julian walked into the sleek glass tower of Vance & Sterling Financial in Midtown.
He was wearing the same wrinkled suit from the night before, his eyes bloodshot and his hair completely unkempt.
He made a straight line for his private corner office, desperate to access his corporate trading accounts to get cash.
However, as he approached his office suite, he found two security guards standing outside his closed glass doors.
"Julian Vance?" the lead guard asked sternly, holding out a silver security card scanner.
"What is the meaning of this?" Julian demanded, his voice shaking with anger and humiliation. "I am the Senior Vice President of Trading!"
"Not anymore, Mr. Vance," a sharp, sophisticated voice announced from behind him.
Victoria Vance stepped out from the main executive board room, wearing an immaculate white pantsuit and dark sunglasses.
As the chief legal officer of Vanguard Corporation—and my older sister—she held ultimate authority over the firm's assets.
"Your employment has been suspended pending an internal audit into offshore wire transfers," Victoria stated smoothly.
Julian stared at my sister in absolute horror, realizing for the first time how deep the trap really went.
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"Victoria... please," Julian gasped, clutching his chest. "Evelyn is ruining my life over a family misunderstanding!"
"You ruined your own life, Julian," Victoria replied with an icy smirk. "When you decided my sister was easily replaceable."
