Chapter 6 - The Company That Was Never Supposed to Exist
Adrian explained the final piece.
Callaway Holdings was built on a fraudulent transfer.
The original partnership had been established with a condition:
No partner could sell controlling interest without unanimous approval.
For decades, the Callaway family had hidden that clause.
Vivian discovered it.
Instead of exposing the fraud, she planned to destroy the company through bankruptcy.
Then she would buy its most valuable assets cheaply through a separate entity.
Adrian was supposed to help.
He eventually regretted it.
Elliott discovered the plan.
He confronted Vivian.
She poisoned him.
But Adrian didn't have proof.
Until now.
Sable had the documents.
The USB contained a recording of Vivian and Elliott arguing.
“You don't understand what you're destroying,” Elliott said.
Vivian replied:
“I'm saving my family.”
“You're stealing it.”
“You stole from us first.”
“I protected the company.”
“You protected yourself.”
The recording ended.
Sable stared.
Adrian whispered:
“She killed him.”
But Detective Reed arrived.
He had been tracking Adrian.
“You need to come with me.”
Adrian surrendered.
Before leaving, he gave Sable one final document.
A forensic report.
It proved the poison used on Elliott had come from a medical supplier owned by Vivian.
The case finally had a chain of evidence.
But Vivian moved first.
The next morning, she filed a lawsuit accusing Sable of fraud.
She claimed Elliott had been mentally incompetent when he transferred his shares.
The court froze the assets.
Sable's attorney warned her:
“If we lose, you lose everything.”
Sable looked at Marlo.
“No.”
She refused.
The legal battle lasted weeks.
Weston testified.
Camille testified.
Even Patricia's former accountant testified.
Then Vivian's lawyer produced a devastating piece of evidence.
A video of Weston saying:
“I don't want Sable anywhere near Callaway Holdings.”
The room went silent.
Sable looked at him.
Weston whispered:
“That's edited.”
But the damage was done.
Vivian smiled.
Until Olivia stood.
She had found the original recording.
The complete video played.
Weston had said:
“I don't want Sable anywhere near Callaway Holdings unless she has complete control.”
The courtroom erupted.
Vivian's face went pale.
The judge demanded an explanation.
The evidence trail began collapsing around her.
Then Camille testified.
She revealed Vivian had forced her to claim Weston was the father of her child.
Why?
Because Vivian needed a male heir who appeared loyal to her.
Camille's child wasn't Weston's.
He was the son of a deceased Callaway cousin.
That child had his own inheritance rights.
Vivian had manipulated the entire family.
But one question remained.
Who was Marlo's biological father?
The court ordered a test.
Weston volunteered.
The results arrived two days later.
He was Marlo's father.
There was no ambiguity.
Sable looked at him.
Weston cried.
“I told you.”
She nodded.
“I know.”
The court recognized Marlo as his daughter.
Clause Seven activated.
Sable gained controlling voting rights.
Vivian lost control of Callaway Holdings.
But before the judgment could be finalized, Vivian disappeared.
She took the original partnership ledger.
Without it, one final transaction could still save her.
She fled the country.
Sable looked at Detective Reed.
“Where would she go?”
Reed answered:
“Somewhere she has influence.”
Sable thought of the Callaway family.
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Then she remembered something.
A property in Geneva.
