Chapter 8 - Cracks in the Golden TwinVictoriaâs lead attorney stood up smoothly. âYour Honor, under the terms of the 2014 revised guardianship trust, my client Victoria Vance is the sole executor of the estate, as the primary beneficiary, Maya Carter, is mentally unfit due to childhood trauma.â
Before the judge could sign the order, the heavy double doors at the back of the courtroom burst open.
I walked down the center aisle wearing a stunning midnight-blue sleeveless gown, my dark hair styled in soft waves, my burn scars glowing under the courtroom lights like medals of honor.
Beside me walked Marcus Vance and two senior prosecutors from the State Attorney Generalâs Financial Crimes Bureau.
Behind us walked Noah Reed, holding a leather briefcase filled with original bank ledgers.
The entire gallery erupted into wild gasps and camera flashes!
Victoria stood up so fast her chair screeched against the floorboards, her face turning ashen grey. âMaya?! What is the meaning of this insolence?!â
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I walked straight up to the podium, looking the judge dead in the eye.
âYour Honor,â I announced, my voice echoing clearly through the silent courtroom. âI am Maya Carter. And I am filing an emergency injunction to halt this trust transfer on grounds of attempted murder, arson, and grand financial fraud.â
