Chapter 7 - The Boardroom OverturnThe final bankruptcy hearing for Bennett Commercial Supply took place at the Federal Bankruptcy Court downtown.
Dad and Tyler sat at the defense table, flanked by a court-appointed public defender, looking like hollow ghosts of the arrogant men who had tried to steal forty percent of my business.
I sat in the front row of the gallery, wearing a tailored white suit, my posture straight, my cheek completely unscarred, holding my attorneyâs hand.
The bankruptcy judge slammed his gavel down, ordering the complete liquidation of all Bennett family real estate, personal vehicles, and luxury accounts to satisfy company creditors and unpaid employee pensions.
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Dadâs six-bedroom suburban mansion was put on the auction block, and he was forced to move into a tiny rented studio apartment on the edge of town.
Tylerâs luxury sports car was repossessed, and he was forced to take a minimum-wage job at a local auto body shop to pay off his personal credit card debts.
