Chapter 20 - The Unseen Puppeteer Revealed
The high-definition camera showed a sophisticated, well-dressed woman in her late fifties standing at the teller window holding my forged passport.
It was Jason’s mother, Evelyn Vance—the woman who had stood crying in the hospital hallway months ago pretending to be a broken, destitute victim.
She had played the weak, remorseful mother-in-law to perfection, using her pathetic routine to distract everyone while she executed the ultimate financial escape.
She was the true architect behind the entire corporate diversion scheme, using her son, her husband, and Arthur as front line shields.
I looked out the panoramic glass window at the towering Swiss Alps rising above the lake, a slow, dangerous smile spreading across my lips.
She believed she had outsmarted federal agents and escaped into Europe with my stolen family fortune.
She had forgotten that I had spent my entire professional career identifying invisible, slow-acting toxins hiding beneath the surface.
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“Order my car for Zurich immediately, David,” I said softly, smoothing down my tailored blazer.
“It’s time to show Evelyn Vance what happens when she tries to poison my legacy.”
