Chapter 8
Julian's smirk vanished, his hands trembling as he snatched the acquisition document from the table.
His senior attorney leaned over his shoulder, scanning the pages before whispering frantically into Julian's ear.
"This is legitimate, Mr. Sterling," the attorney stammered, his face turning ghostly white.
"She purchased the majority holding through a Swiss investment group an hour ago!"
Julian tore the paper in half, hurling the scraps into the air in a sudden outburst of rage.
"You think you're clever, Charlotte!" Julian screamed, his composure completely shattering.
"You bought a bankrupt bank with money you don't have!"
"I bought it with the forty million dollars you tried to wire to the Caymans," Charlotte revealed coldly.
"The FBI traced the forged signature key and seized the receiving account before your transfer cleared."
Outside the glass doors, the sound of heavy footsteps echoed through the hallway.
Four armed federal agents stepped into the boardroom, led by Special Agent Michael Ramsey.
"Julian Sterling?" Agent Ramsey called out, pulling a signed federal warrant from his jacket.
"You are under arrest for grand larceny, corporate fraud, and conspiracy to commit murder."
Julian backed away toward the floor-to-ceiling windows, looking at Charlotte as if she were a ghost.
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"This isn't over!" Julian shouted as the agents tackled him to the floor and clicked steel handcuffs over his wrists.
"Evelyn still has the deeds to the Hamptons estate and the Miami resorts!"
