Chapter 11 - THE MOTHER'S PANIC
Evelyn Vance sat in her private sitting room upstairs, reviewing her luxury European boutique investments on her tablet.
Suddenly, her secure banking app flashed a series of crimson warning banners across the OLED screen.
Account Frozen Pursuant to Emergency Asset Injunction 404-B, the notification read relentlessly.
Evelyn stood up so fast her velvet armchair scraped loudly against the antique hardwood floor.
She dialed her private wealth manager in Chicago with trembling, arthritic fingers, her breath catching in her throat.
"What is the meaning of this freeze on my Swiss holdings?" Evelyn demanded the moment the line connected.
"Mrs. Vance, an emergency corporate injunction was just filed by primary majority stakeholders," the manager replied urgently.
"Identify the majority stakeholder immediately! I want their name on my desk in five minutes!" Evelyn shrieked hysterically.
"According to the founding documents, Mrs. Vance... the sole majority shareholder is Mariana Vance."
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The phone slipped from Evelyn's hand, shattering into pieces against the polished marble floor below.
The silence that followed in the mansion was heavier and more terrifying than any scream.
