Chapter 23 - THE REVEAL OF THE MASTERMIND
The two men froze, lowering their weapons as the blinding beam of a tactical flashlight illuminated them.
The front passenger door of the SUV opened slowly, and a familiar figure stepped out into the snow.
It was the Defense Attorney from the original trial—the man who had supposedly vanished after the first hearing.
"Well, well, the prodigal son plays hero," the attorney mocked, pulling down his hood with a sinister smile.
"You're behind the shadow trust?" Damon asked, stepping out onto the porch with the rifle still trained on him.
"Your mother was just a pawn, Damon. I built that portfolio long before she ever married into wealth," the lawyer confessed.
"And you're not walking away with a single cent," Laura's voice rang out clearly from the doorway behind Damon.
She stepped out onto the porch, holding a backup sidearm with absolute, unwavering steady hands.
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"Ah, the resilient ex-wife," the lawyer sneered, reaching slowly inside his heavy wool coat pocket.
"Don't even think about it," a voice echoed from the tree line as federal agents closed in from all sides.
