Chapter 6 - The Mysterious Phone Call Reveals A Dark Past
Robert’s voice echoed from the smartphone once more, commanding the attention of everyone standing on the sunlit porch.
“Evelyn didn't just lock your wife in a cage, son; she’s the one who framed me for embezzlement and staged my disappearance two decades ago,” Robert revealed.
Evelyn let out a high-pitched gasp, pressing her hands over her ears as if trying to block out the very ghosts she had buried long ago.
“Liar! You stole the company funds and ran away to the Cayman Islands like a coward!” Evelyn screamed hysterically at the phone.
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“The federal wire logs prove otherwise, Evelyn, and federal marshals are currently securing every asset registered under your name,” Robert replied smoothly.
The American flag stirred again in the evening wind as the final pillars of Evelyn’s multi-million-dollar empire began to crumble.
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