Chapter 9 - The Shocking Shareholder Vote Unfolds
The corporate bylaws revealed that Blackwood Capital was entirely capitalized by Hart Meridian—Evelyn’s private investment firm.
Julian had merely been the charismatic frontman put in place to manage public relations while Evelyn held ninety-two percent voting control.
“She... she’s just an interior decorator,” Julian stammered, shaking his head in absolute, desperate denial.
“Evelyn Hart is the financial genius known on Wall Street as the Ice Calculator,” Marcus corrected him with chilling precision.
“And right now, as the majority shareholder, she has voted unanimously to terminate your employment with immediate effect.”
The board directors sat in stone-cold silence, refusing to meet Julian’s frantic gaze as their own legal liabilities became clear.
“Furthermore,” Marcus continued, standing up slowly from the chairman's chair, “we are filing criminal charges for corporate embezzlement.”
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Julian staggered backward, colliding with the glass boardroom wall as his entire multi-million-dollar lifestyle vanished into thin air.
He had spent eleven years treating his brilliant wife like a domestic accessory, never realizing she owned the leash he danced on.
