Chapter 6 - The Ledger Of Lies
Inside the sprawling luxury suite, the atmosphere was suffocating as Eleanor Sterling paced near the floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking Greenwich.
Marcus walked over to the executive desk, pulling a key from his gray suit pocket and opening the locked leather briefcase he carried.
He pulled out a thick, navy-blue folder stamped with the seal of the United States Department of Transportation.
“Six months ago, Mother told me that Claire took a settlement and moved to Europe with a former classmate,” Marcus stated, eyeing his mother.
“She showed me forged text messages, fake bank transfers, and a signed lease agreement in Paris carrying Claire’s signature.”
Claire shook her head, tears threatening to spill again. “I’ve never even been to Europe, Marcus! I was working double shifts in Stamford!”
“I know,” Marcus said softly, his tone full of deep, agonizing regret. “I found out the truth three days ago when my private investigator tracked the IP addresses.”
He tossed the navy-blue folder onto the glass coffee table directly in front of Evelyn Dupont and Eleanor Sterling.
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“My mother didn’t just want Claire gone because she came from a working-class family in Ohio,” Marcus revealed, looking directly at Evelyn.
“She wanted Claire gone because Claire’s father owns the original 1984 patent for the turbine engine technology Dupont Aerospace is trying to buy.”
