Chapter 10 - Mother-in-Law Celebrates Premature Victory
Back at the mansion, the mother-in-law opened a bottle of vintage champagne to celebrate their flawless execution.
She poured the sparkling golden liquid into crystal flutes, handing one to the wife with a warm, approving smile.
“Who would have thought my own son could be so easily dismantled by his own domestic trap?” the mother-in-law chuckled.
“He was always arrogant, believing his money made him invincible to consequences,” the wife replied, sipping her wine.
“Tomorrow morning, we file the emergency asset freeze citing domestic violence and flight risk,” the mother-in-law planned.
“And by tomorrow afternoon, the corporate board will vote him out as CEO due to his criminal incarceration,” the wife added.
The television in the living room droned softly in the background, broadcasting local evening news headlines.
Neither woman suspected that a digital ghost was quietly moving through the encrypted network logs they thought they destroyed.
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