Chapter 13 - The Midnight Phone Call That Changed Everything
Dorian stared at the hotel room carpet for a long, agonizing minute before pulling a small encrypted flash drive from his pocket.
He slid it across the glass table toward Beck without a single word of hesitation left in him.
“The master passwords to her offshore server are encrypted on that drive,” Dorian whispered hoarsely.
“If you plug that into Agent Marcus’s terminal by morning, her entire financial empire collapses.”
Beck picked up the flash drive, feeling the tiny piece of plastic that held the power to shatter his family's dark legacy.
Before Beck could thank him, his cell phone resting on the nightstand began vibrating with an incoming call.
The caller ID displayed his mother’s private residential landline number flashing silently in the dark room.
Beck pressed the speakerphone button, motioning for Talia and Dorian to remain completely silent as he answered.
“I hope you’re proud of yourself, Beck,” Avia’s voice hissed through the speaker, sounding more desperate than angry.
“You’ve brought the federal agents to my doorstep, and for what? A woman who lied to you about her past?”
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“The only liar in this family has always been you, Mother,” Beck answered calmly, his voice steady and unshakeable.
“It’s over. Turn yourself in before the marshals break down your front doors.”
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