The Grand Ballroom of the San Diego Yacht Club was a cathedral of high-society opulence. Floor-to-ceiling glass paneling looked out over a marina filled with multi-million-dollar yachts, while crystal chandeliers cast warm, golden light across two hundred

The process server stepped back, leaving the thick, red-stamped stack of emergency court injunctions resting against Ethan’s chest like a lead weight.

For three seconds, the grand ballroom of the San Diego Yacht Club went completely silent.

The fallout was immediate, global, and utterly ruthless.

By 2:00 AM, the emergency board meeting of Nexus Tech had concluded. Stripped of his Series B funding, exposed for corporate embezzlement, and facing an active court injunction, Ethan Walker was unanimou