Chapter 6 - The Unveiling of the Truth
The lead attorney, a terrifyingly sharp man named Mr. Sterling, forcefully dropped a massive stack of legal documents onto the marble desk.
"Mr. Julian Vance, you are hereby completely terminated as the acting CEO of Vanguard Resort Holdings," the lawyer stated loudly.
Julian forcefully scoffed, aggressively crossing his arms over his chest.
"You cannot fire me from a massive company that I personally own!" he laughed confidently.
"Actually, sir, you legally own precisely zero percent of this entire corporate entity," the lawyer corrected him smoothly.
Julian’s arrogant smile suddenly began to slowly falter as the heavy, terrifying words truly registered.
"The Vanguard Resort Holdings is a heavily shielded subsidiary of the Sterling Global Trust," the lawyer thoroughly explained.
"Your beloved wife, Clara Sterling, is the sole, absolute majority shareholder."
"You were strictly hired as an incredibly well-paid, heavily managed, independent corporate contractor."
The entire grand lobby went completely, terrifyingly silent.
Julian physically stumbled backward, desperately grabbing the heavy marble counter just to aggressively keep himself standing.
"No, no, that is completely impossible!" Julian desperately stammered, wildly shaking his head.
"I signed the massive land deeds myself!"
"You merely signed operational leases on behalf of the hidden parent company, Julian," I finally spoke up, my voice entirely dripping with cold ice.
"My father heavily funded your entire pathetic, failing dream because I foolishly begged him to."
"You never built an empire, Julian."
"You simply managed my massive inheritance while arrogantly pretending you were a self-made god."
Chloe slowly walked over, her face completely pale with pure, unadulterated terror.
"Julian, what is she actually talking about?" Chloe whispered frantically, aggressively pulling on his wrinkled sleeve.
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"Are you telling me you do not actually have the billions of dollars you specifically promised me?"
Julian could not even form a coherent sentence, his greedy mind completely shattering under the immense, crushing weight of the absolute truth.
