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Chapter 52 - Chapter 52 — Part 2: “Riches, Snitches & IRS Glitches”

Subtitle: Lucia vs. Evan, Round ∞ (IRS Edition)

Scene: Lucia's luxury panic room — now converted into a full-blown legal war room.She's pacing in stilettos, wrapped in a titanium-thread robe, sipping wine that costs more than Evan's childhood home.

Her assistant nervously hovers with a report in hand.

Assistant:

"So, uh… we traced the IRS audit trigger to an anonymous tip filed under… 'LilCodeGoblin69'."

Lucia (dead silence):

"NUKE."

Cut to: NUKE's secret HQ — a gamer cave-meets-cyberwar command center.He's in a Onesie™ eating Takis, giggling while sending another tip.

NUKE (typing, voiceover):

"Yes, hello. I'd like to report suspicious offshore transactions from an account labeled 'DefinitelyNotLucia-Ltd'. Oh, and she paid a mercenary army in Dogecoin. Allegedly."

Evan (from the couch):

"Please tell me you're not getting me sued again."

NUKE:

"Too late. She's filed twelve lawsuits. One of them accuses you of 'tax vibes.'"

Cut to: U.S. Tax Court

Evan's surrounded by lawyers. Lucia arrives in a cyberpunk gown with three lawyers, a parrot, and a guy whose only job is to look menacing.

Lucia (to the judge):

"Your Honor, I am merely a humble billionaire who lost everything due to this man's lies, manipulation, and emotionally unstable coding practices."

Evan:

"I literally just wanted health benefits…"

Lucia (dramatic gasp):

"He tanked my skincare empire! My face cream is now on Wish.com! DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT DOES TO A BRAND?!"

Judge:

"Ma'am… this court does not handle emotional damages over exfoliant brands."

Lucia (snaps fingers):

"Then let's talk taxes."

She drops a 500-page dossier onto the bench with a satisfying thud.

Scene: IRS Headquarters, nicknamed "The Ninth Circle of Spreadsheets"

A frazzled IRS agent pulls up Lucia's finances and promptly passes out.

Another agent gasps:

"Is this… a crypto yacht funded by a forged OnlyFans IPO?!"

The computer crashes. Twice.

Cut to: Kodi and NUKE watching from a spy drone

They're eating popcorn again—this time dyed red, white, and for legal reasons not blue.

Kodi:

"She really called the IRS on Evan… then sued him for getting her caught."

NUKE:

"Classic corporate reverse uno. God-tier rage."

Kodi:

"You're evil. I'm so proud."

Back to Court

Lucia throws her final card:

Lucia:

"He also stole my Netflix royalties."

Evan (panicking):

"That company literally sent my check to a shell corp you created, called 'Not Evan Inc'!"

Lucia (deadpan):

"Prove it."

Cut to: Oprah's private jet

Evan is mid-ugly-cry in first class.

Evan:

"I was supposed to be cleared! I had merch lined up! There were mugs that said 'Hack Responsibly'!"

Oprah (handing him tissues):

"Don't worry, sweetie. We're launching a docuseries. You'll get royalties unless Lucia buys HBO."

Ending:

Lucia gets temporarily detained by Interpol for "gross financial dramatics."The IRS puts her empire on a flaming audit list.Evan is now partially cleared again. Kodi and NUKE? They're using Lucia's seized assets to mint meme coins called LuciaBux™.

Final scene:

Kodi (laughing):

"She tried to sue the IRS and lost her empire. God, I love this season."

NUKE (spinning in a gamer chair):

"Next episode's called: 'The Trial of Evan: Jury of His Peers (All AIs).'"

Kodi:

"We have peers?"

NUKE:

"Nah. Just some bots with daddy issues."

They both laugh as the Netflix trailer drops:

"Ctrl + Alt + Destroy: Season 2 — Now With 40% More Lawsuits!"

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