Chapter 12 - The Inheritance Transfer
Two days after the trial, Arthur convened an emergency board meeting at Montgomery Global headquarters.
Julian sat at the end of the long mahogany conference table, his corporate access badge already stripped from his lapel.
"Under the terms of our family charter, Julian's thirty percent stock option is hereby revoked," Arthur announced.
The board members looked around the room in stunned silence as legal counsel passed out new contract folders.
"Those shares are officially transferred to Clara Vance, effective immediately," Arthur declared firmly.
Clara walked into the boardroom, wearing a tailored navy suit, her hair styled in an elegant, professional French twist.
She sat in the seat formerly occupied by Julian, placing her hands flat on the polished table.
Julian looked at her with a mixture of profound sorrow and utter humiliation before standing up to leave.
"Congratulations, Clara," Julian whispered brokenly as he walked past her chair toward the exit doors.
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Clara didn't look at him; her eyes remained fixed on the financial ledgers that now granted her total control.
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