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Chapter 4 - The Freeze on Calder SharesBy nine o'clock the following morning, I sat in the executive office of my attorney, Sarah Jenkins, alongside Graham Pike.

The video of Vanessa shoving me into the pool had already been reviewed by the District Attorney’s office, resulting in formal criminal charges without bail.

“Evelyn,” Sarah spoke, handing me a stack of legal documents. “We have executed an emergency injunction freezing all of Daniel’s voting privileges in Calder Senior Living pending a full forensic audit.”

“What about the pending merger?” I asked, sipping hot tea.

“The merger with Apex Health is scheduled for Friday,” Sarah explained. “Vanessa and Daniel had arranged to secretly transfer your shares using a forged power of attorney document they drafted three weeks ago.”

My heart hammered in my chest. They hadn't just tried to intimidate me; they were days away from stealing forty million dollars from my estate!

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I looked out the window at the city skyline. “It’s time to show my son what happens when you trade your mother for greed.”

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