Chapter 3: The Evidence Unveiled
The guests were no longer silent; they were murmuring, pulling out their phones to record, realizing they were witnessing a corporate execution.
"Every page you thought I signed," Amelia continued, her voice rising, "is actually a record of your offshore accounts, your illegal kickbacks from the shipping contracts, and the fraudulent signatures you forged in Daniel’s name."
The man who had played the priest pulled a small, official badge from under his vest. He wasn't a clergyman; he was a federal auditor, and he had been waiting for the exact moment the contract was finalized.
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"Victoria Thorne," the auditor said, stepping between the two women. "You are under arrest for tax evasion, wire fraud, and the attempted embezzlement of over forty million dollars. The documents in this briefcase contain the full digital audit trail of your activities for the last five years."
Victoria tried to speak, but her breath came in short, jagged gasps. She looked to her son, Daniel, who was standing at the edge of the altar, his face a complex mixture of shock and betrayal.
