Chapter 16
The sleek black Mercedes sedan rolled slowly up the driveway, parking precisely in front of the grand entrance portico. A distinguished older man in a tailored charcoal suit stepped out, holding a locked titanium briefcase.
Arthur met him on the front porch under the amber glow of the entryway carriage lights. "Mr. Vance, I presume; my name is Viktor Sterling, representing the Zurich International Trust Council," the visitor introduced himself.
"You're a long way from Switzerland, Mr. Sterling; state your business quickly," Arthur demanded without offering a handshake. Viktor smiled thinly, placing the titanium briefcase onto the patio table and unlocking it with a mechanical click.
"We represent the hidden assets that your former wife, Clara, attempted to siphon into offshore accounts before her arrest," Viktor stated. Arthur crossed his arms, his posture remaining rigidly defensive as he stared down at the documents inside the open case.
"Those accounts were seized by the Department of Justice eighteen months ago under federal asset forfeiture laws," Arthur noted. "Not all of them, Mr. Vance; there is a secondary legacy fund registered under a pre-nuptial trust clause," Viktor revealed.
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Arthur leaned closer, examining the complex financial instruments laid out before him under the porch light. It appeared Clara had maintained a secret financial parachute even her own legal team didn't fully understand.
"Why bring this confidential file to me instead of liquidating it through normal international banking channels?" Arthur asked sharply.
