Chapter 4 - The Financial Guillotine
I reached into the hidden pocket I had explicitly instructed the seamstress to sew into the heavy folds of my custom gown. I pulled out a folded piece of heavy, watermarked paper.
"This is a motion for immediate annulment," I said, holding it up. "Based on the grounds of fraudulent intent. I had my lawyers draft it on Tuesday, just in case my suspicions about your sudden 'business trips' together were correct."
Vance took a step toward me, panic finally fracturing his perfect posture. "Sloan, please. Let's go to a private room. We can discuss this."
"There is nothing to discuss," I said coldly. "If I file this annulment, the marriage is voided. The trust remains mine. You get nothing."
I looked back at my father, who was gripping the edge of the table, realizing his entire empire had just slipped through his fingers because he had underestimated the daughter he had spent a lifetime training to be invisible.
"As the new majority shareholder," I announced to the room, "my first executive action is the immediate termination of Vance Thorne from Sterling Provisions, effective this exact second. You will return your company car, your corporate cards, and your building access by Monday morning."
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"You can't do this!" Blair shrieked, her voice shrill and desperate, entirely losing her untouchable glamour. "He loves me! We've been together for years!"
"Then you can have him, Blair," I said, feeling a sudden, blinding lightness in my chest. "He has no money, no job, and no future in this industry. You two are a perfect match."
