Chapter 2: The Ghost Ledger
Evelyn froze. Her thumb hovered over her phone screen. "What are you talking about?"
"The money you moved," Arthur said, his eyes radiating a lethal, untouchable power. "It wasn't sitting in a standard commercial account. Six months ago, I moved my daughter’s entire trust into an Irrevocable Smart-Contract Trust. It’s designed to be inaccessible to anyone—even me—without a specific, multi-factor biometric key that only Claire possesses."
He stepped closer, looming over her. "But the funds were 'liquidated,' right? That’s what your software told you?"
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Evelyn’s face drained of color. "I... I initiated the transfer. It cleared."
"It cleared into a honeypot," Arthur explained. "The moment you accessed those funds and initiated the transfer to an offshore entity, you triggered a 'Red Flag' protocol with the Department of Justice. You didn't just steal money; you engaged in international money laundering of restricted assets. The funds you 'stole' are currently frozen in a government-monitored account. And you just signed your name to the transfer."
