Chapter 8 - The Scheduled Civil Wedding Signing Is Instantly Canceled
The formal civil signing scheduled for Tuesday morning at the downtown courthouse never took place. Valeria sat in her father’s private downtown office overlooking Lake Michigan, signing formal legal annulment papers instead. Her attorney, a formidable senior partner from Chicago's top family law firm, reviewed the documents with surgical precision.
"The marriage was never officially registered with the state, so an expedited annulment will be granted today," the lawyer confirmed.
Valeria sighed with profound relief, watching the morning sunlight dance across the deep blue waters of the lake. "Thank you for moving so quickly on this, counselor," Valeria said softly.
"Your father instructed us to spare no expense in protecting your assets and privacy," the lawyer replied with a respectful nod.
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At that exact moment, Marcus was locked out of his apartment as his digital keycard access was permanently deactivated. His landlord, informed by the building's corporate parent company owned by Sterling Capital, served him an eviction notice.
The consequences of his mother’s greed and his own cowardice were crashing down around him with catastrophic speed.
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