Chapter 30

• Her eyes dropped further down the list, breath catching in her throat as she took in the absolutely staggering sum of liquid capital to which she was now legally entitled. A whopping $1.5 billion had been carefully apportioned and secured in a dedicated business account, explicitly intended to ensure sufficient operating funds for the continued growth and financial fortitude of the Ashford Corporation's future endeavors, with Valerie at the helm.
• And if that weren't enough, an additional $200 million had been meticulously shielded and set aside in a personal account for her own utilization and discretionary spending as she saw fit. Never in her wildest dreams could Valerie have fathomed inheriting a net worth of such unfathomable proportions.
• She felt lightheaded just skimming the remorseless figures and accounting minutiae detailing the empire that was now, remarkably, hers to reign over. Reflexively, she set down the imposing legal document, fingers trembling faintly as she absorbed the magnitude of it all.