Chapter 11 - A Devastating Corporate Secret Is Finally Brought Forward
Julian pulled a pristine legal document from his briefcase and slapped it down right on top of Ethan’s dinner plate.
“Five years ago, when your startup was failing, Grace didn't just sell her grandmother’s jewelry, Ethan.”
“She signed over her primary inheritance trust as collateral for your very first institutional bridge loan.”
Ethan froze, his eyes darting frantically across the legal letterhead bearing the stamp of the state’s supreme court.
“That’s impossible... the venture capital firm said the funding came from an anonymous angel investor,” Ethan whispered.
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“The angel investor was our grandfather’s estate trust, managed exclusively by me,” Julian stated with absolute finality.
“Every single square foot of this Myers Park estate, every stock option, and every patent you own belongs to Grace.”
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