Chapter 20 - A Late Night Message Arrives Offering An Unexpected Twist
Late one quiet evening in her penthouse office, Valeria reviewed final closing documents for an upcoming international portfolio expansion. Her cell phone resting beside her laptop lit up with an unexpected, encrypted text message notification. She picked up the device, her eyebrows arching slightly as she scanned the sender's unlisted international handle.
The message contained a single photograph of a confidential corporate file stamped with her father's private security seal, accompanied by a brief line of text:
“Your father didn't just buy out Marcus's firm, Valeria; he bought out the offshore account where your ex-fiancé hid your personal wedding gifts.”
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Valeria froze instantly, her analytical mind racing as she realized the game was far from over. Before she could tap the screen to call her father's security detail, her office intercom chimed softly.
Down in the private underground garage, the building security desk reported an unauthorized vehicle attempting to drop off a heavy locked courier briefcase addressed directly to her...
