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"After 8 years of marriage, my husband found his “true love”. He says she is simple and doesn't love money. I just laughed, called my assistant, and said: “Block his cards, cancel his mother's medication, and change the locks in the house...” / Chapter 5 / 10

Chapter 5 - The Corporate Execution

The morning sun broke over downtown Indianapolis in a blaze of crisp, merciless spring light.

Inside the sleek glass-walled boardroom on the twelfth floor of the Vance Logistics Tower, the atmosphere was electric. Marcus stood by the projector screen, clicking through quarterly logistics optimization yields, while twelve senior regional directors sat in rapt attention.

At the head of the conference table sat Rebecca Lawson. She wore a tailored charcoal-gray Armani pantsuit, her blond hair pulled back in a sleek, immaculate knot, her expression a masterclass in calm, unshakeable authority. On her wrist, the Omega chronometer caught the morning light.

"That concludes our regional routing adjustments for the Midwest hub," Rebecca said, her voice clear, resonant, and commanding absolute silence in the room. "Are there any questions regarding the Q2 capital allocation?"

A hand raised near the back—it was Thomas Vance, senior legal counsel and corporate board member. "One administrative query, Rebecca. The preliminary injunction and property encumbrance filing regarding 1148 Bridlewood Way—has the respondent been formally served?"

"As of 7:30 AM this morning," Marcus chimed in smoothly from the side of the room, tapping his tablet. "Our process server handed the emergency eviction notice and asset freeze notification directly to Daniel Lawson as he was sleeping in his car parked outside a 24-hour diner on Meridian Street."

A ripple of quiet murmurs moved through the boardroom. Everyone in corporate knew Daniel—or rather, everyone knew him as the deadweight husband who occasionally showed up at company holiday parties to complain about his medical distributorship sales quotas while wearing expensive watches his wife had bought him.

"Very well," Rebecca said, her face entirely devoid of emotion. "Proceed with the partition auction listing. If Daniel wishes to claim an equity share, he can present his financial contribution ledger before the magistrate during next week’s civil hearing. Meeting adjourned."

As the directors filed out of the boardroom, Marcus lingered behind, closing the heavy glass door. He looked at Rebecca with a mix of professional awe and genuine concern.

"You holding up okay, boss?" Marcus asked quietly. "Divorce proceedings of this scale—especially with a hostile real estate partition—can get messy in the Marion County courts."

"Messy, Marcus?" Rebecca stood up, smoothing the lapels of her jacket. "Messy is when you run a logistics network through three snowstorms without GPS tracking. This is just basic ledger reconciliation. He tried to balance his life sheet by embezzling my equity. I’m simply closing the audit."

Her phone buzzed violently against the mahogany table.

An incoming call from an unrecognized, restricted mobile number.

Rebecca stared at the screen for three seconds before sliding her finger across to answer. She didn't say a word.

"Rebecca..."

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The voice on the other end was broken, hoarse, and utterly defeated. It sounded ten years older than it had twenty-four hours ago.

"Daniel," Rebecca said, her tone smooth, neutral, and entirely devoid of warmth. "I assume you received the process server's paperwork?"

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