Chapter 15 - Discovering The Truth Inside The Safety Deposit Box
The morning sun broke through the courthouse windows as Agent Marcus plugged Dorian’s encrypted flash drive into her terminal.
The screen flickered with a complex series of command prompts before a massive database file unlocked automatically.
Folder after folder of corporate shell companies, hidden political donations, and forged promissory notes filled the display.
Among them was a digital scanned copy of an old adoption trust agreement dating back to the day Talia was born.
Talia stared at the monitor in absolute disbelief, her hand flying to her mouth as she read the digital document lines.
“What is this?” Talia whispered, pointing a trembling finger toward the glowing computer screen.
Agent Marcus zoomed in on the document header, revealing a shocking connection between Avia and Talia’s late parents.
“Your family’s business wasn't ruined by bad luck, Talia,” Agent Marcus said grimly.
“Avia engineered the corporate bankruptcy of your father's firm thirty years ago to secure a controlling stake in regional real estate.”
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Beck felt a cold fury rise in his chest as he realized his mother’s cruelty spanned generations before their marriage.
She hadn't just manipulated their lives for three years; she had orchestrated their entire social circle from the shadows.
