Chapter 6 - THE LEGAL STORM
By sunrise, the story had already broken.
When you own three high-profile luxury spas in a wealthy city, public relations move fast.
Daniel Morris met me at his office at eight in the morning with two piping-hot cups of black coffee and a grin that reached his eyes.
“You didn't just burn the bridge, Harper,” Daniel said, laying out a stack of court documents. “You detonated the entire valley.”
Julian had spent the night in a holding cell, unable to post bail because all joint accounts had been frozen by emergency court order.
Mia had been released, but her name was listed as a person of interest in an ongoing corporate embezzlement investigation.
Beatrice was refusing to answer her phone, trapped in her own home as local gossip columns began piecing together the disaster at the Caldwell estate.
“We filed the emergency divorce petition at 7:00 AM,” Daniel explained, sliding a paper toward me. “At-fault divorce on grounds of adultery, financial fraud, and breach of fiduciary duty. We’re asking for full retention of all assets, the house, and legal fees.”
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“What about his car?” I asked softly.
Daniel smirked. “The lease is under your corporate LLC. The tow truck picked it up from your driveway an hour ago.”
