Chapter 9 - The Family Trust Fund Legally Belongs To Claire
Marcus slid a thick, gold-embossed legal portfolio across the oak desk toward Claire’s hands.
“These documents confirm that the entire Sterling conglomerate capital was originally founded on your grandfather’s patent,” Marcus noted.
“When your parents forced him out thirty years ago, they left a legal loophole in the secondary trust charter,” he explained.
Claire opened the portfolio, tracing her finger over the notarized signatures and historical corporate deeds.
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“A loophole that transfers full ownership of all corporate holdings to the primary lineal descendant upon a formal breach of contract,” Claire added.
Her mother’s ultimatum in the penthouse kitchen had triggered that exact contractual breach.
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