Chapter 5 - Uncovering Financial Ties To West Side Syndicate Rivals
The car rolled into the industrial sector of the West Side, stopping outside a nondescript brick warehouse bearing no signs. This was where the paper trail of Celeste's shell companies intersected with our family's primary shipping accounts.
I stepped out into the freezing wind, pulling my collar high around my neck as Liam unlocked the side door. Inside, rows of filing cabinets stood like silent sentinels guarding decades of dirty secrets.
"She's been funneling Harrington shipping profits into West Side accounts for thirty-six months," Liam explained, tapping a screen. Every transaction was signed off with an electronic seal registered under Celeste’s corporate alias.
The engagement ring on her finger wasn't a symbol of love; it was a Trojan horse brought inside my ancestral gates. She had planned to execute a hostile takeover of our docks while eliminating the remaining Harrington heirs.
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My mother had discovered the truth two years ago, which was why her health mysteriously failed overnight. Celeste hadn't been nursing her back to health; she had been administering slow-acting paralytics to keep her a prisoner in her own bed.
"Get the clean-up crew ready," I instructed Liam, my voice devoid of any human warmth. "We are closing every single account she opened before sunset."
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