Chapter 15 - THE BOARDROOM CHALLENGEGenevieve challenged my shares in court.
She claimed the trust violated later estate documents.
Her evidence was a will leaving control to Lydia’s descendants.
The will was dated after Augustus’s medically documented loss of capacity.
Nathaniel had witnessed it.
“Is that your signature?” I asked.
“Yes.”
“You knew he could not understand?”
“I suspected.”
“You signed anyway.”
He looked ill.
“Yes.”
Nathaniel had preserved one truth while validating another lie.
He withdrew as my personal counsel and reported his conduct to the bar.
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An independent attorney took over.
That was the first consequence he chose without waiting to be forced.
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Chapter 16 - THE BIRTH RECORD AND THE BLOODLINEGenevieve demanded independent DNA testing.
Chapter 17 - THE HOTEL ELIZA INHERITED WAS DROWNINGThe audit revealed $86 million in hidden debt.
Chapter 18 - THE COMPANIES BEHIND GENEVIEVE’S NAMETwelve vendors shared addresses with companies controlled by Genevieve.
Chapter 19 - THE EMPLOYEES WHO FINALLY SPOKEWorkers gathered in the ballroom after the audit became public.
Chapter 20 - ELIZA REFUSED THE CROWNThe board offered me the presidency.
Chapter 21 - THE PUBLIC AUDITWe published the audit.
