Chapter 7 - THE MISTRESS'S CONFESSION
In a secluded coffee shop in Alexandria, Virginia, rain tapped gently against the window panes as Caleb sat at a corner booth waiting for his contact. He wore a simple leather jacket, his black smartphone resting face-down on the wooden table.
The bell above the door chimed, and Chloe entered the café, wearing a dark trench coat and oversized sunglasses to hide her identity. She was Julian’s twenty-six-year-old assistant, the woman who had secretly aided his financial schemes for over two years.
Chloe sat down across from Caleb, her hands trembling as she pulled off her leather gloves. "I saw the news about Julian and Victoria," she whispered nervously, looking around the room. "The FBI has been monitoring my apartment, haven't they?"
"We know Julian bought you a two-million-dollar condo in Miami using funds stolen from Serena's trust fund, Chloe," Caleb replied calmly, pushing a glass of water toward her. "And we know you helped him forge her father's signature on the asset transfer forms."
Chloe swallowed hard, her eyes brimming with tears as she realized the depth of her legal exposure. "Julian told me Serena was crazy! He swore they were getting a divorce and that the money belonged to his family!"
"Julian lied to you just like he lied to everyone else," Caleb said, his voice dropping into a stern, authoritative tone. "You have two choices today, Chloe. You can go to prison as a primary co-conspirator for federal fraud, or you can sign a cooperation agreement right now."
Chloe pulled a small USB drive out of her handbag, sliding it across the table with trembling fingers. "This contains every text message, email, and wire transfer record Julian sent me over the last eighteen months."
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Caleb picked up the drive, inspecting it before looking back at the terrified woman. "Does this include the communication between Julian and his foreign contacts in Geneva?"
"Yes," Chloe admitted in a hushed whisper. "He was planning to leave the country on a private charter jet this weekend... with or without his mother."
