Two weeks passed quickly as Clara fully recovered from her physical injuries.
She stood inside the grand marble lobby of the downtown corporate headquarters.
Her trench coat was buttoned tight as she held a thick legal folder.
Her lawyer walked beside her with a calm professional expression on his face.
Lawyer: The divorce papers and asset protection orders are completely finalized today.
Clara: Did Julian sign his total surrender of all marital claims yet?
Lawyer: His defense team had no choice given the overwhelming evidence against him.
Clara walked through the glass doors leading into the main board meeting room.
The board members stood up politely as she took her seat at the head.
Arthur sat right beside her with a proud smile on his aged face.
Arthur: Today my granddaughter officially takes over as the full Chief Executive Officer.
The room burst into warm loud applause from every single person present.
Clara looked out the wide window overlooking the busy city streets below.
She remembered how helpless she had felt in that cold hospital room.
Now she held full control over her own destiny and her family business.
Clara: Thank you everyone for placing your trust in my vision today.
Later that afternoon, Clara visited the local county courthouse downtown.
Julian was brought out wearing an orange jumpsuit and heavy wrist handcuffs.
He looked tired, messy, and completely defeated as he saw Clara sitting there.
Julian: Clara, please ask your grandfather to lower the legal charges against me.
Clara walked up to the wooden partition separating them in the courtroom.
Clara: You told me I was not worth your future back in that hospital.
Julian looked down at his shoes with a face full of complete shame.
Julian: I made the absolute biggest mistake of my whole entire life.
Clara: Now you get to live with the consequences of your own greedy choices.