Chapter 8 - Corporate DesperationRealizing the criminal charges were now unstoppable, Ethan’s father attempted a final, desperate move to crush Mark financially. Vance Global initiated a hostile takeover against Mark’s private security firm, shorting its stock and freezing Maya’s joint bank accounts using emergency corporate injunctions.
They thought starving them of resources would force a settlement. They were wrong.
Mark had spent decades protecting high-profile whistleblowers and corporate executives. He retaliated not through the media, but through forensic financial auditing. Working alongside regulatory officials, Mark uncovered that Ethan had been illegally siphoning funds directly from Maya's personal trust fund to cover massive illegal gambling debts incurred in Macau.
Instead of bankrupting Mark, Vance Global found itself targeted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Trading on Vance Global stock was halted, and federal agents raided Ethan’s corporate offices, seizing servers and financial ledgers.
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Chapter 9 - The VerdictThe criminal trial lasted two intense weeks. The prosecution charged Ethan Vance with aggravated assault, domestic battery, grand larceny, corporate embezzlement, and felony perjury.
Chapter 10 - Absolute VictoryThe judge showed zero leniency. Citing Ethan’s complete lack of remorse, corrupt attempts to bribe medical officials, and perjury under oath, the judge sentenced Ethan Vance to a maximum of eighteen years in state prison without the possibility of early parole. Furthermore, the court granted an immediate civil annulment of the marriage on grounds of fraud, coercion, and duress, returning every dollar of Maya's stolen assets with interest.
