Chapter 12 - Rocco Discovers The Secret Financial Trails Linking Preston Together

Back at the Long Island estate library, Rocco sat under the green banker’s lamp reviewing the decrypted financial ledgers seized from Preston's office.
Pages upon pages of wire transfers, offshore shell company receipts, and encrypted text messages flickered across his glowing laptop screen.
One specific file caught his eye—a series of massive capital injections routed from Moretti Logistics into an account registered under Brenda’s maiden name.
“It wasn't just corporate embezzlement... it was an organized acquisition of family shares,” Rocco muttered to himself in disbelief.
Brenda and Preston had been systematically buying out minor syndicate partners for over eighteen months to stage a hostile corporate coup.
If Audrey hadn't hosted that anniversary gala tonight, the coup would have gone live at the annual shareholder meeting next Tuesday.
Rocco picked up his secure satellite phone and dialed his father’s private line to report the staggering depth of the internal conspiracy.
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“Dad, you need to see this. They weren't just trying to kill the baby out of malice—they needed to eliminate the direct heirs,” Rocco said grimly.
“Bring the files to the private study immediately,” Gary’s cold voice replied over the encrypted connection before the line clicked dead.
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