Chapter 7 - Julian Cross Never Owned the Account
Julian Cross was alive.
He was not in Singapore.
He lived in Oregon.
My attorney found him.
Julian had never heard of Cross Harbor Advisory.
Someone had used an old dissolved company name associated with him to
create a new entity with nearly identical branding.
His identity made the destination look familiar enough to survive a
casual review.
But Mathilde’s internal controls caught inconsistencies.
Julian agreed to provide records.
Then he told me something I did not expect.
“Your father contacted me two years ago.”
“Why?”
“He was investigating Richard.”
I stopped breathing.
Arthur had asked Julian about the failed investment from twelve years
earlier.
According to Julian, Richard had blamed him for losses that were partly
Richard’s.
My father had suspected a pattern.
He never told me.
He had simply asked:
Are your finances separate?
May you like
Suddenly that old conversation felt less old-fashioned and more like a
warning.
