Chapter 48 - The Declaration of War

Arthur did not withdraw the lawsuit. Fueled by arrogant pride, he officially filed the custody injunction the next morning, aggressively leaking the story to the tabloid press.
Evangeline stood in her penthouse office, watching the breaking news on the massive digital monitors.
"He actually did it,"
David said, clenching his fists.
"He is trying to humiliate you publicly."
"He just signed his own death warrant,"
Evangeline stated smoothly, picking up her encrypted telephone.
She dialed her chief financial officer.
"Execute Protocol Guillotine,"
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Evangeline ordered coldly.
"Liquidate two billion dollars from our offshore reserves. I want you to forcefully acquire every single bank that currently holds the debt for Sterling Real Estate."