Chapter 15 - Turning the TablesWith Diego's criminal conviction secured, Clara and I went on the offensive.
We filed a massive civil lawsuit against Richard, Victoria, and Vanguard Developments for conspiracy to commit fraud, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and corporate embezzlement.
Using the financial files provided by Natalie and the forensic evidence uncovered by the IRS, we targeted their most prized asset: the luxurious Cherry Hills estate.
"They wanted your apartment, Val," Clara said as we finalized the lawsuit. "Now, we are going to take their house."
The lawsuit went viral. The local news ran segments detailing how the wealthy, arrogant family had attempted to steal their daughter-in-law’s apartment, only to expose their own massive financial fraud in the process.
Richard’s creditors, panicked by the news, began pulling their investments from Vanguard Developments. The company’s stock plunged to near zero.
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The bank initiated foreclosure proceedings on the Cherry Hills mansion.
The empire was crumbling, and there was nothing they could do to stop it.
