Chapter 12 - Richard Learns His Family Trust Was Completely Empty
Later that afternoon, Richard’s defense attorney visited him in the sterile glass-partitioned consultation room.
The lawyer looked exhausted, flipping through a thin manila folder with trembling fingers.
“Richard, I reviewed the primary family trust documents filed by Mr. Vance’s legal team,” the attorney said quietly.
“And? We can appeal the seizure on constitutional grounds!” Richard demanded eagerly.
“There is nothing to appeal, Richard,” the lawyer sighed, rubbing his temples.
“The trust fund has been completely empty for over six years.”
Richard stared at him in utter disbelief. “Empty? That’s impossible! My father said we had hundreds of millions!”
“Your father liquidated the trust to cover bad speculative investments in foreign real estate markets,” the lawyer explained.
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“He was using your marriage to Eleanor as a financial front to secure emergency loans from the Vance syndicate.”
Richard felt the floor drop out from under him as he realized his entire life had been built on a hollow illusion.
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