Chapter 7 - The Downfall of Genevieve
Over the next six months, the legal reckoning moved swiftly through the federal court system.
Genevieve Laurent's family, desperate to protect their generational reputation in European high society, completely cut her off from their family trusts. Stripped of her executive status and facing secondary civil liability for corporate negligence, Genevieve was forced to liquidate her real estate holdings to pay multi-million-dollar legal settlements.
During the pre-trial depositions, Genevieve attempted to place all blame on Dominic, claiming she was an innocent victim of his romantic deception.
However, Fiona produced internal email records showing that Genevieve had knowingly approved the diversion of company patent royalties to fund their personal lifestyle and accelerate the hostile takeover of Apex Capital.
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Faced with undeniable digital evidence, Genevieve signed a comprehensive consent decree, forfeiting all remaining equity in Helios Dynamics, paying an eight-hundred-thousand-dollar civil penalty, and receiving a five-year ban from serving on any publicly traded corporate board.
As Genevieve walked out of the federal courthouse past a barrage of flashing press cameras, wearing a plain trench coat with her head bowed, her reign as the golden girl of clean tech was officially over.
