Chapter 7 - Victoria Says The Money Was For Protection
Victoria agreed to speak through counsel.
She denied stealing from the family.
She said the consulting reserve funded confidential matters Nathan’s
father never wanted recorded openly.
Settlements.
Private investigations.
Reputation management.
Security.
Some of that was true.
The audit confirmed legitimate expenses hidden inside the same reserve.
Victoria used that fact as her defense.
“I protected this family.”
Nathan asked:
“From what?”
“Scandal.”
“Or scrutiny?”
Victoria’s face hardened.
She said Emma changed him.
Before Emma, Nathan accepted family decisions.
After Emma, he asked questions.
Wanted independent trustees.
Wanted written policies.
Wanted records.
Victoria interpreted that as betrayal.
Emma asked quietly:
“So you tried to make him leave me.”
Victoria looked at her.
“I tried to protect my son.”
Emma answered:
“By humiliating the person he chose.”
Victoria had no response.
Then Rebecca asked about the fake invoices.
Victoria admitted instructing Marianne to create documentation after
payments had already been made.
She insisted the underlying expenses were real.
Some were.
Some were not.
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About $760,000 remained unsupported.
That number became the center of the next fight.
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