Spread across the glass table, three distinct litigation pathways mapped out every possible disaster.
"Scenario C," Valerie Chen’s voice clipped through the encrypted audio bridge, sharp and metallic. "If she publicly claims formal adoption status under Swiss law tonight, we trigger the immediate asset freeze on the Vanguard trusts. We force her to produce sealed canton records before a federal judge."
Julianne tapped her pen against the edge of a thick legal binder. "And if she leans on an illegitimate inheritance claim to hijack the proxy seat?"
"We bury her in probate court for a decade."
Across the study, leaning his weight against the heavy mahogany bookcase, Christian watched the exchange. He had remained silent for the last twenty minutes, letting Julianne run the tactical brief
