The Meridian Buyer
Chapter 13 - The Meridian Buyer
Meridian Dominion denied knowledge of Victoria’s fraud.
Investigators found side letters suggesting otherwise.
The buyer agreed to retain Victoria as estate-transition adviser for five years. Her brother would control archive storage. Serena’s beneficiary appointment was listed as a condition of closing.
Meridian’s executives had questioned whether Dakota could block the sale.
Victoria answered:
The bride will choose the wedding over the paperwork.
The company had calculated that social pressure would do what legal authority could not.
Meridian withdrew after the covenant froze the deal.
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Regulators opened an investigation into the side agreements.
The historic properties remained with Hale Crown pending independent review.
