Chapter 3 - The Freezing at DawnBy six o'clock the following morning, the news of the grand opening assault and the revocation of the guarantees had hit the regional business wire.
Dad was released on bail posted by Tyler using his personal credit cardâa card that maxed out immediately.
When Dad and Tyler arrived at the corporate offices of Bennett Commercial Supply at seven AM, three primary steel suppliers had already placed a complete hold on all pending shipments.
Without my personal guarantee backing their account, Bennett Supply was required to pay cash upfront for raw materialsâcash Dad did not have.
My attorney, Maya Torres, sat in my office at Haven & Pine, reviewing the incoming financial disclosures.
âClaire,â Maya said, handing me a certified document. âYour fatherâs primary creditor has issued an emergency demand for full repayment of the existing two-million-dollar balance within thirty days.â
âCan he pay it?â I asked, sipping hot coffee.
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âNot a chance,â Maya revealed. âOur forensic audit of his public filings shows he siphoned over eight hundred thousand dollars from his company over the last eighteen months to pay off Tylerâs luxury apartment leases, sports cars, and failed trading accounts!â
I leaned back in my leather chair. My father hadn't just hit me; he had spent years robbing his own company to fund my brotherâs lazy, parasitic lifestyle while expecting me to sign the bill.
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