Chapter 7 - Uncovering The Secret Twelve Millions
Adrian propped himself up on one elbow, wiping blood from his split lip while glaring across the room with venomous hatred.
“You can’t do this to me! I own this estate! I run this city's corporate board! My company is worth fifty million!” Adrian yelled.
Julian stood up slowly, dusting off his lapels before turning to look down at the man who had tormented his beloved sister.
“Your company is worth zero, Adrian, because every single cent of seed money came from our grandmother’s private trust,” Julian stated.
Adrian’s eyes widened in genuine disbelief, shaking his head frantically as denial took over his fractured consciousness.
“That’s a lie! I built Cole Consulting from the ground up with my own investors and my own brilliant market strategies!” Adrian roared.
“You were a broke, failing accountant living out of a Honda Civic when Evelyn brought you to our family estate eleven years ago,” Julian reminded him.
Lucas walked forward holding a thick leather folder filled with legal documents pulled from the study’s locked filing cabinet.
“We structured every single LLC, patent, and venture capital injection under hidden clauses you were too arrogant to read,” Lucas added.
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Julian stepped closer, looking down at Adrian as if he were a bug crawling across the pristine Italian marble floor.
“You didn't build an empire, Adrian; you were just a hired manager running our family’s portfolio while playing billionaire,” Julian declared.
