Chapter 16
"It gets worse, Mateo," Sofia added, bringing up financial transfer logs from ten years ago.
"Jonathan Cross didn't just target your father's auto shop by accident."
"He specifically ordered Vance to destroy your father's business because your father discovered a secret prototype patent inside an old sports car."
Mateo’s jaw set hard as memories of his father working late nights in his dusty workshop flooded his mind.
His father had spent years perfecting a revolutionary hybrid engine technology that could render traditional oil transport obsolete.
Cross had stolen the patent after driving his father into debt, using it to launch Vanguard Global's green energy division.
"He built a multi-billion-dollar empire on my father's stolen life's work," Mateo said, his voice dropping into a chilling whisper.
"Order my private jet prepared at Dallas Love Field airport immediately."
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"Where are we going, Mateo?" Sofia asked, setting the navigation sequence.
"We are going to Wall Street to reclaim what belongs to my family."
