Chapter 11 - Conspiring with an estranged corporate rival to contest family assets and destroy the happy marriage of two unsuspecting newlyweds in bustling New York City tonight.
Across town in a sleek Manhattan penthouse, Helen sat at a glass desk illuminated by the glowing neon lights of the city skyline.
She slammed her smartphone down onto the marble surface, her face twisted in bitter desperation after learning her trust access was frozen.
She dialed an encrypted number connected to Julian Vance, a ruthless corporate raider and long-standing business rival of her son.
"Julian, it's Helen Montgomery; Ethan has locked me out of the estate accounts, and he's preparing to file federal embezzlement charges," she hissed.
Julian chuckled on the other end of the line, swirling a glass of expensive scotch in his penthouse high above Wall Street.
"Your son always was too righteous for his own good, Helen; what do you propose we do about this little family dispute?" Julian asked smoothly.
"Help me contest the trust validity in civil court, and I will hand over my remaining voting shares in Montgomery Logistics to your syndicate," Helen offered.
Julian’s eyes narrowed with predatory interest as he calculated the corporate leverage Helen's shares would give him over Ethan's company.
"Done. Meet my corporate lawyers at dawn, Helen; we are going to dismantle your son's empire piece by piece," Julian agreed maliciously.
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Neither of them realized that their encrypted call was being intercepted by federal wiretaps authorized earlier that evening.
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