By the time she reached her apartment, the cold feeling in her stomach had become something sharper.
Not anger.
Decision.
The next morning, Sophia called Evelyn Reed, an attorney Mark had used during a business dispute.
Sophia expected sympathy.
Instead, Evelyn gave her clarity.
“This is not simply a family disagreement,” the attorney said. “This is asset protection.”
For the first time, Sophia stopped asking how to make her parents understand.
She began asking how to make sure they could not take what she had built.
Within weeks, Evelyn helped her organize everything.
Her startup shares.
Savings.
