Chapter 3: The Walls Close In
The silence in the penthouse was suffocating. Seraphina walked into the living room, her face pale. She had been on her phone, checking the news.
"Marcus," she whispered, holding her phone out. "Look."
The headline wasn't about a divorce. It was about embezzlement. A massive, documented file of evidence—bank statements, illegal tax shelters, and forced signatures—had been uploaded to the public domain by an anonymous entity.
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"They know," Seraphina said, her voice rising in a screech. "They know everything! If the Feds are already looking at these documents, they’re looking for you!"
Marcus realized the terrifying scope of Emily’s "Protocol." She hadn't just dumped him; she had systematically cataloged his corruption for years, waiting for the exact moment he thought he had won. She had let him build the trap himself, and now, he was sitting right in the middle of it.
