Emma sat across from her new lawyer, Arthur Vance, in his downtown office.
Arthur was a seasoned divorce attorney known for tearing apart dishonest executives.
He carefully reviewed the original corporate partnership documents under his desk lamp.
Arthur: This paperwork is pure gold, Emma.
Arthur: He never legally bought out your original fifty percent stake.
Emma: He told me I had no legal rights to the company.
Arthur: He lied to you so you would take a smaller cash payout.
Arthur tapped his fountain pen against the thick wooden conference table.
Arthur: The company is currently valued at forty million dollars.
Arthur: His recent commercial real estate expansion is tied directly to these assets.
Emma felt a surge of cold determination wash over her entire body.
Emma: What are our exact legal options right now?
Arthur: We file an emergency freeze on all corporate bank accounts tomorrow.
Arthur: We submit the original partnership agreement directly to the chancery judge.
Emma: Will he be able to hide the money in offshore trusts?
Arthur: Not after we flag the forged signatures with the state prosecutor.
Emma smiled for the first time in over six long months.
Emma: I want everything that I earned through my hard work.
Arthur: You will get half of every single dollar he made.
Arthur printed out the formal court motion and handed her a copy.
Arthur: Handing him this notice in person will speed up the injunction.
Emma remembered that Mark was buying an engagement ring for Chloe today.
She had seen his assistant's calendar invite sent accidentally to her old email.
She grabbed her coat and walked out of the law firm with head held high.
She knew exactly where she needed to go to deliver the message.