Chapter 19 - The Truth Behind The Lower Wacker Drive Accident Revealed
With the immediate threat neutralized, federal investigators finally released the complete forensic report regarding the Lower Wacker Drive crash.
The collision had not been a random traffic accident; it was a coordinated hit ordered by the very rival bosses Elias had just crushed.
Sienna’s father had secretly leaked Elias’s transit schedule to the hit squad months prior in an attempt to seize Marchetti shipping lanes.
Elias reviewed the final intelligence dossier inside his private study while Maeve stood quietly beside him by the window.
“You orchestrated your own fake disability news leak just to test who would stay loyal when your empire seemed vulnerable,” Maeve realized softly.
“I needed to know the truth before I signed away my life to someone who only loved the power attached to my name,” Elias explained honestly.
“And did you find what you were looking for?” Maeve asked, turning to meet his intense, searching gaze.
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“I found out that people who build their lives on gold will always leave when the fire starts,” Elias answered, stepping closer to her.
“But I also found someone who never cared about the gold in the first place,” he added, gently taking her hand in his.
