My Parents Stole My Company, But My Ex-Fiancé Uncovered Their Darkest Secret
Previously: When Victoria's parents force her to sign away her life's work, she uncovers a web of financial ruin, a framed crime, and an unexpected savior in her billionaire ex-fiancé.
An Unexpected Alliance
Victoria did not go home to cry. Instead, she drove straight to the glass-and-steel skyscraper of Vance Enterprises. She knew exactly who had purchased the majority share of her brand: Julian Vance, the ruthless billionaire who also happened to be her ex-fiancé. Two years ago, their engagement had ended in a storm of rumors and bitter silence. Now, it seemed, he had returned to deliver the final blow to her career.
She bypassed the security desk, marching straight into his penthouse office. Julian was standing by the window, looking out over the glittering city skyline. He turned, his dark eyes assessing her with a calm that infuriated her.
"I figured you would show up tonight, Victoria,"he said quietly, pouring two glasses of scotch.
"How could you do this?"Victoria demanded, slamming her purse onto his desk.
"You knew what that brand meant to me! It was my escape from my family. And you teamed up with my parents to steal it from me!"
Julian walked over and handed her a thick manila folder instead of a glass.
"I didn't team up with them, Victoria. I saved you from them,"he said, his voice deadly serious.
"Look at the financial audits in that folder."
With trembling fingers, Victoria opened the file. Her eyes scanned the forensic accounting reports. Her breath hitched. For the past eighteen months, her father had been funneling millions of dollars of unpaid debt from the Vanguard Group directly into her brand's accounts, disguised as development loans. They hadn't just sold her company; they had set up a paper trail that made Victoria look like she was embezzling funds to cover her own lavish lifestyle.
"They were going to let you take the fall,"Julian explained, stepping closer.
"If the company went bankrupt under your name, you would have faced federal charges. I bought the debt to stop the foreclosure and clear your name. But to make it legal, I had to acquire the majority shares before they could file the fraudulent bankruptcy papers."
”But to make it legal, I had to acquire the majority shares before they could file the fraudulent bankruptcy papers."