Chapter 6 - THE LIQUIDATION OF PRIDE
The ninety-six hours following the grand jury presentation witnessed the total, systematic destruction of the life Adrian had paraded before the city.
His personal bank accounts were permanently dissolved, and the luxury penthouse estate he had used to parade his status was foreclosed by the treasury division.
The expensive custom vehicles, the designer suits, and every single asset he had accumulated through his deceptions were liquidated by the court.
Adrian was led through the high-security prisoner corridor in a standard orange institutional jumpsuit, his handsome face looking pale and empty of pride.
"Clara, please! You can't leave me in this place!" he sobbed frantically, his nails scratching uselessly against the glass partition as I walked past.
"We are family! Think of the company's reputation in this state! You cannot destroy my name over a single mistake at a dinner table!"
"You told me to know my place, Adrian," I said down to him, my voice completely devoid of any remaining warmth as I looked at his restraints.
"The ledger is perfectly balanced, your corporate empire is erased, and your position in my world is permanently closed."
The district attorney moved with a clinical speed that left no room for high-society political influence or corporate bribes from the board.
By Thursday afternoon, the state supreme court officially executed the permanent transfer of all ValeTech operations to my exclusive legal control.
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The long, suffocating night of his domestic cruelty and public vanity had finally burned away, leaving nothing but the clean space of our survival.
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