Chapter 7 - The Wall Street Safe Box
The heavy steel door of Box 704 clicked open inside the subterranean granite vault of the JP Morgan Chase building on Wall Street.
Julian pulled out a thick, leather-bound binder stamped with the official wax seal of the United States Maritime Commission.
Inside lay original stock certificates granting fifty-one percent controlling interest in Vance-Harrison Global to Eleanor Harrison.
Along with the stock certificates were encrypted flash drives containing audio recordings of Richard Vance plotting the corporate coup.
Julian ran his fingers over his late father's bold signature, feeling an overwhelming surge of purpose burn through his veins.
All those years of growing up in a tiny two-bedroom apartment in Cleveland had been a necessary cover to protect his life.
Chloe hadn't just insulted a poor old woman; she had insulted the rightful majority owner of her family's entire multi-billion-dollar empire.
Julian closed the binder, locking it inside a heavy leather briefcase before stepping into the elevator.
He pulled out his phone, dialing the number of Manhattan's most feared corporate litigation attorney, Marcus Sterling.
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"Marcus, this is Julian Harrison," Julian stated into the receiver. "I need you to file an emergency injunction on Vance-Harrison Global by 9:00 AM."
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