Chapter 5 - The Billionaire Secret Dossier Opens

Harrison Cole reached inside his tailored wool jacket and pulled out a thick, leather-bound folder.
He placed it deliberately on the center of the dining table, right beside the shattered salad plate.
“You wanted to know why I accepted your dinner invitation, Arthur,” Harrison said quietly.
“It wasn't because of your venture capital portfolio.”
“It was because my intelligence division flagged severe security discrepancies linked to your firm’s defense contracts.”
Arthur’s knees buckled slightly, and he caught himself against the edge of a heavy dining chair.
“Defense contracts?” Arthur whispered in absolute horror.
“Yes, Arthur. The very logistics supply lines that your friend Marcus managed in Ohio,” Harrison explained.
The pieces fell into place in my mind with sudden, startling clarity.
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Marcus wasn't just a loud-mouthed bully; he was part of an illegal procurement syndicate.
And Arthur had unknowingly tied his entire financial future to a criminal enterprise.