Chapter 4 - The Company Was Never TheirsMy father stared at the document.
“You can't do this.”
“I already did.”
He looked toward Daniel.
“This is illegal.”
Daniel smiled.
“No.”
He pointed to the clause.
“It's explicitly authorized by the estate agreement.”
My mother began shaking.
“What does it mean?”
“It means,” Daniel explained, “that any attempt to obtain Andrew's corporate assets through fraud, coercion, or abuse automatically triggers independent control.”
Natalie jumped up.
“You're lying!”
Daniel turned the document around.
“Read it.”
She did.
Her face went white.
I leaned back.
“You wanted my shares.”
Natalie looked at me.
“We were trying to protect the family.”
“You locked my wife in a storage room.”
“She was disrespectful.”
“You starved my son.”
“She wasn't feeding him properly.”
I stood.
“You abused them.”
Nobody answered.
Daniel continued.
“The trust now controls Andrew's voting shares until an independent investigation is complete.”
My father slammed his hand onto the table.
“You're destroying your own family!”
I looked at him.
“No.”
I pointed toward Clara.
“You did that.”
My father lowered his voice.
“You're choosing her over us?”
I smiled sadly.
“I chose my family.”
He frowned.
“She isn't blood.”
I looked at Toby.
“She is my wife.”
Then I looked at my son.
“He is my child.”
I paused.
“And the baby she's carrying is my daughter.”
My mother started crying.
“Andrew, please.”
I didn't move.
“For years, you told me family was everything.”
I walked toward the door.
“So I finally believed you.”
Clara followed me.
Before leaving, I turned around.
“Oh, Dad?”
He looked up.
“The company shares are frozen.”
His mouth opened.
“You can't run the company without them.”
“I know.”
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I smiled.
“That's why the board is meeting tomorrow.”
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