Chapter 8 - Stripped Bare
Three weeks later, the civil foreclosure auction concluded.
The entire assets of Vanguard Design Studio, including its client contracts, brand trademark, and high-end equipment, were liquidated at auction. Aegis Capital acquired the valuable assets at market value, immediately rebranding the agency under new, ethical management and retaining all seven junior designers with pay raises and full benefits.
Jameson was left with zero equity, zero assets, and a mountain of residual personal liabilities totaling over $300,000.
He was forced to move into his parents' cramped two-bedroom rental apartment on the outskirts of the city.
Brooke, facing immediate eviction after her shell company accounts were frozen, attempted to flee to her parents' home in Ohio, but federal marshals intercepted her at O'Hare International Airport on an active bench warrant for tax fraud.
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When the news broke in the local business journals, Jameson’s high-society friends completely severed all ties, refusing to answer his calls or lend him money for legal defense.
The man who had tried to throw me out on the street was now completely stripped bare.
