Chapter 10 - Serena Calls Me Herself
Serena called me.
I almost hung up.
Then she said:
“Lucas lied to me too.”
We met with attorneys present.
Serena believed Lucas was separated.
He told her Lumina belonged to both of us.
He told her consulting payments were legitimate compensation for
hospitality branding.
Some were.
Serena had actually produced social media concepts and event proposals.
But the amounts exceeded the value of her work.
She admitted Lucas encouraged her not to ask questions.
Then she showed me messages.
Lucas promised that after the Harbor sale, he would leave me.
One message read:
Mom has Camilla handled. She thinks family pressure will make her sell.
Another:
Once Harbor closes, we can clean up Pacific Crest.
I read that line twice.
“Clean up?”
Serena shook her head.
“I asked him what it meant. He told me bookkeeping.”
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The phrase did not prove a specific crime.
But it showed Lucas knew there was something requiring cleanup.
