Chapter 3 - The Secret Wire Transfers Discovered In Delaware
Mark carried Lily into the adjoining living room, placing her gently onto the plush leather sofa near the flickering brick fireplace.
"Stay right here with your favorite blanket, sweetheart," Mark promised softly, kissing her forehead as he wrapped her tight in fleece.
He turned back toward the kitchen, locking the heavy mahogany doors behind him so Vanessa could not escape out the back terrace entrance.
Vanessa was frantically typing on her gold iPhone, her manicured fingers trembling so violently she dropped the device onto the tile floor.
Mark picked up the fallen phone, using her face unlock feature before she could scramble to snatch the device back from his hand.
"The encrypted messaging app is still open, Vanessa," Mark noted, his expression darkening as he scrolled through her private chat logs.
The logs revealed hundreds of messages exchanged with an unknown user named Broker-X, detailing precise dates for liquidating Mark's tech stocks.
Over three million dollars had been moved out of the family's joint wealth management portal in Boston over the past six months.
"I can explain that money, Mark! It was an investment portfolio recommended by my private tax attorney in Manhattan!" Vanessa lied desperately.
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"Your attorney doesn't operate out of offshore shell companies registered in Wilmington, Delaware, Vanessa," Mark countered, stepping three inches closer.
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