Chapter 5 - The Secret Debt That Shook The American Aristocracy
Mr. Vance ignored Richard completely, walking straight past him as if he were nothing more than a speck of dust.
He stopped in front of Eleanor, pulling a thick manila envelope from his coat and holding it out.
“Your father didn't lose his shipping company to bad market conditions twenty years ago, Eleanor,” Vance stated clearly.
“He was systematically robbed by the very family your husband proudly represents today.”
Gasps rippled through the front rows of the ballroom as prominent banking executives absorbed the revelation.
Richard’s father, sitting near the VIP table, turned pale and tried to signal his private security detail.
“That’s a complete lie!” Richard shouted, stepping forward with desperate fury. “Our family built this empire legally!”
“Your father’s empire was built on forged signatures, stolen patents, and destroyed lives,” Vance corrected coldly.
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He tapped the manila envelope against his palm. “And today, the twenty-year statute of limitations on fraud expires.”
Eleanor looked down at the envelope, her fingers trembling as she reached out to take it from his hand.
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