CHAPTER 7: THE RECOVERY OF APEX
Within forty-eight hours of the raid, the Vance financial empire was entirely frozen by federal courts.
I sat in the high-rise offices of the State Financial Crimes Division alongside my father and our legal team. On the screen across the wall, a complete structural map of the Vance assets was displayed.
"Because the original will has been authenticated," the lead prosecutor announced, "all properties, corporate accounts, and international holdings of Vance Enterprises revert immediately to Clara Vance."
The lien Julian and Eleanor had illegally placed on my inherited home was struck down by a judge within an hour. Furthermore, the shell company they had created—Apex Holdings—was seized and liquidated, returning tens of millions of dollars to the innocent investors Julian had scammed.
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That afternoon, I walked through the doors of the Vance corporate headquarters as sole owner and CEO.
The board members who had once ignored my calls were standing in a line in the lobby, bowing their heads in silence as I walked past them to take my seat in the corner executive office.
