The Name That Changed Everything
The judge slowly opened the envelope. At first, he left out the documents with a calm, detached expression, as one does when expecting nothing to challenge his beliefs, but then his eyes began to move a little faster, then slower, and finally stopped altogether. A subtle shift swept through the courtroom, a silence that didn’t just float in the air, but pervaded it, making everyone suddenly aware that something had changed.
Julian leaned forward slightly, a faint frown forming between his brows. “What? It’s just paperwork.” The judge raised his head, and now there was something different in his expression. Reeves… do you know whose name your company’s original registration documents are in?”
Julian gave a short, contemptuous laugh, as if the answer were too obvious to question. “Me, of course.” The woman shook her head, calm and unhurried. “NO.” That single word carried enough weight to draw the gazes of everyone present.
