Chapter 3
"This document is a complete forgery, Julian; she's bluffing to humiliate us!" Margaret shrieked frantically.
Julian snatched the paper from his mother's hands, his eyes frantically scanning the legal jargon and corporate signatures. His face paled to a ghostly ash as he recognized the official seal of the United States Federal Bankruptcy Court.
"You sold your company's debts to a private holding firm last winter, Julian," Elena explained, stepping closer.
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"What you didn't realize was that I am the majority owner of that holding firm," she added with unwavering confidence.
The dirty cleaning cloth he had thrown at her face lay abandoned on the marble floor, a pathetic remnant of his temporary authority.
