Chapter 14 - Margot Uncovers The Truth Behind Her Father’s Double Life
The armed man stepped into the office light, lowering his weapon slightly while keeping his eyes locked on Julian. Margot didn't flinch, recognizing the man immediately from old corporate photographs locked away in the executive archives.
"Marcus," Margot said calmly, her voice steady despite the loaded firearm pointed at them. "I thought my father fired you thirty years ago after the scandal in Zurich." Marcus offered a grim, weathered smile, lowering the pistol completely into his holster.
"Your father didn't fire me, Miss Margot; he sent me underground to protect the family from Victor," Marcus explained. Julian scrambled backward, leaning against the desk while clutching his head in utter confusion.
"Protect us from what?!" Julian yelled hysterically. "Everyone in this family has spent my entire life lying to me!" Marcus walked over to the desk, picking up the confidential folder Julian had dropped on the rug.
"Your father and Victor built this empire on stolen land and forged corporate foreclosures," Marcus revealed quietly. "When your grandfather tried to walk away, Victor engineered his death to seize control of the trust."
Margot stared at the documents in Marcus's hands, the heavy weight of her family's dark history finally crushing her pride. "And Celeste?" Margot asked, her voice dropping into a whisper. "What is her connection to all of this?"
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"Celeste isn't just an analyst," Marcus answered grimly, looking toward the Manhattan skyline. "She is the granddaughter of the partner Malcolm betrayed back in nineteen-ninety-eight."
Julian went completely pale, realizing the woman Adrian planned to marry was actually an executioner seeking blood. "We have to call Adrian," Margot said urgently, grabbing her phone. "She's going to kill him."
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