Chapter 6 - The Liquidation
The ballroom burst into chaos, whispered shockwaves ripple-effecting through every billionaire family in attendance.
"Vance?" Sterling choked out, his knees buckling. "No... no, you're Genevieve Brooks! You worked at a small gallery! You didn't have anything!"
"I walked away from fifty billion dollars because I thought I found a honest man," I said, stopping beside my father and taking Hazel into my arms. "I gave you six years of my life, Sterling. I cooked your meals, I managed your household, and I watched you spend my silent allowances on your bankrupt business while you treated me like a servant."
"Genevieve, darling—" Sterling took a frantic step forward, his voice cracking with desperation. "It was a misunderstanding! I love you! I was just stressed about the business!"
"Don't touch her," Arthur Vance warned, his voice like grinding steel.
Julian Thorne opened the portfolio and handed a stack of stamped legal documents directly to Sterling.
"As of 8:00 PM tonight," Julian announced loudly enough for the entire room to hear, "Vance Enterprises has purchased 100% of Montgomery Global’s primary debt from the central reserve. Because your company defaulted on its interest payments this morning, Miss Vance has exercised her right to call the loan in full."
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Sterling stared at the papers, his hands trembling violently. "Call it in full? That's... that's ninety million dollars! I don't have that cash!"
"Then you are in default," I said calmly. "And as of this exact second, Montgomery Global is bankrupt. The estate in Newport, your vehicles, and your personal accounts are seized."
