Chapter 6
"Ensure every single one of her personal accounts and secret shell companies is completely locked down," Ethan instructed firmly, signing his signature across the legal document with a heavy fountain pen. "She thought she could exploit my children for her lifestyle, and now she will face the full weight of the law."
Across town, Elena sat in the penthouse suite of her closest confidante, screaming furiously into her smartphone. Every single credit card she owned had been abruptly declined at the designer boutiques earlier that morning.
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"What do you mean my accounts are frozen under federal investigation?" Elena screeched, her manicured nails digging into the velvet sofa cushions. "Find my lawyer right now and sue him for every dime!"
Her friend watched her with mounting alarm, realizing that associating with Elena was becoming toxic liability. The high-society safety net she relied upon was vanishing faster than morning mist.
