Chapter 3 I was kicked out of Whitman Corp. Standing beneath the building my father had fought his whole life to build , I felt like a complete joke . I needed a lawyer . But after three days of making hundreds of calls and hitting up every major law firm , nobody would take the case . Vincent was a Wall Street wolf with a fearsome reputation and vast resources , now controlling Whitman Corp. Even the best lawyers couldn't guarantee victory against such wealth . Moreover , Vincent had already bought off the media , spreading news that I'd gone mentally unstable from losing my father . Just because I wouldn't sign as he demanded , he was determined to make me fall into a miserable fate where everyone would despise me . But I would never give up . I called a cab on phone to the next law firm . The driver accepted then immediately canceled the ride . When I was confused , my phone buzzed with a bank alert : [ WARNING : Your credit card has been suspended due to high - risk transactions . Please contact your card issuer for details . ] Every card under my name was tied to his accounts as supplementary cards . He - was cutting off all my lifelines . I was broke - couldn't even afford cab fare or legal consultation fees now . Phone buzzed again . An electronic invitation came from Vincent . [ New Life Celebration Dinner ] [Celebrating Luna Hayes ' second pregnancy . ] [ Location : Skyline Villa # 1 . ] 14:57 Who Needs a Divorce Lawyer When You OWN the Company ? Honey , You Are FIRED ! 31.0 % Chapter 3 Skyline Villa . That was our old wedding house . I remembered when we were decorating , Vincent had said : " This is where our future begins . " Now it was the venue for his " new life " celebration . At the bottom of the invitation was a small line : [ This event sponsored by the Whitman Family Trust Fund . ] So he was using MY family's money , in MY former home , to celebrate his second bastard with a side piece ! Just then , a delivery guy approached me . " Ms. Whitman ? Got a package for you . " I opened the box - it's the maternity dress Luna had worn to my father's funeral . With a check for a hundred thousand dollars . The card was in Luna's handwriting : " Jade , Vincent says you're pretty broke right now . Girls should always have some spending money . And this outfit got too small for me , so you can have it . Women need to treat themselves right . " I threw up bile and immediately tore the check to shreds . I couldn't wait to destroy those bitches anymore ! I went back to my father's study . I had to find some money , even if it meant selling my father's belongings . Just as I picked up an old fountain pen to add to my " items to sell " box , I felt something loose inside the barrel . I unscrewed the pen . A tiny USB drive fell out . With trembling hands , I plugged it into the computer . Password hint - my mother's birthday . The screen lit up , and my father's exhausted face appeared . " Jade , if you're seeing this , Daddy's probably gone . " " Daddy let the wolf into our house . Daddy was wrong . Vincent's ambition far exceeded my imagination ." 14:57 Who Needs a Divorce Lawyer When You OWN the Company ? Honey , You Are FIRED ! 31.29 % Chapter 3 " Conventional legal channels won't work on him . You need a more vicious wolf to take him down . " " Go to Wall Street . Find a man named Decker Ashford . " " He used to be my rival , and he's Vincent's mortal enemy . " "He's a Wall Street vulture , notorious for his ruthless methods . But he owes me a favor . " " Tell him Marcus Whitman sent you to collect his debt . " The video ended . Tears had long since streamed down my face without me realizing when they'd started . This wasn't just my fight anymore - this was me and my father , fighting side by side . After carefully securing the USB drive , I dialed that phone number . " Mr. Ashford , I'm Marcus Whitman's daughter , Jade Whitman . My father told me to find you . It's about Vincent Sterling . " Silence for a few seconds , then a soft chuckle . " Vincent Sterling ? That sanctimonious social climber . " " Yes , he embezzled my father's billion - dollar fortune through some complex offshore trust . " " Offshore trust ? Interesting . " " I need your help . But right now ... I can't pay your fees ... So ... " " Money doesn't matter . " Decker cut me off . " Getting to destroy Vincent Sterling would be payment enough . " " Send me everything you've got . I love dismantling these elegant scams . " " Ms. Whitman , congratulations . You just found an ally willing to go to hell with you . "