Chapter 8 - Uncovering the Identity of Vanessa’s Secret Accomplice
I walked over to the dining table, picking up the old smartphone Noah had left resting beside the centerpiece.
I tapped on the video file details, looking for any metadata or contact information associated with the recording.
The man standing beside Vanessa in the motel room video looked vaguely familiar from a local business gala.
“Wait a minute... that’s Marcus Vance, the junior partner at the corporate litigation firm,” I murmured aloud.
“Marcus? The lawyer who handled our commercial lease agreements last year?” my mother asked, walking over in shock.
“The very same one,” I confirmed, pulling up my contact directory to search for his office extension.
It all made sick, twisted sense now; Vanessa hadn't acted alone in her elaborate gold-digging scheme.
She had used her position as my fiancée to infiltrate my corporate network with the help of a corrupt lawyer.
They planned to bleed my company dry through fraudulent prenuptial asset transfers and fake adoption filings.
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I dialed the local precinct dispatcher directly, ready to report a massive white-collar criminal conspiracy.
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