Chapter 4 - The House of Cards CollapsesTwo weeks after the rescue, back in the secure confines of our family estate, the legal demolition of Julian Vance began with terrifying speed.
The corporate board of Callahan-Vance received formal notice of the federal indictments alongside the proof that the primary funding for their entire enterprise originated from the Sterling family trust, not Julian's venture capital pitches. Terrified of being implicated in asset laundering and conspiracy, the board members unanimously voted to strip Julian of his CEO title, revoke his stock options, and blackball him from every major financial exchange in the country. When Julian’s high-priced defense attorney attempted to negotiate a plea deal, he was met by my father's legal team, who presented an unassailable dossier of federal crimes carrying a mandatory minimum of forty years without parole. Julian had spent years building a facade of untouchable corporate brilliance, but it took less than a fortnight for his house of cards to turn into a prison cell.
