Chapter 7 - The New House Was Ryan’s Real Plan
Ryan’s company, Northline Renovations, owned the proposed house through
an LLC.
It had purchased the property cheaply after foreclosure.
Ryan planned to sell it to the trust at a substantial markup.
The $1.8 million request would have paid off Northline’s debt and
generated a large profit.
Ryan’s attorney argued the transaction could still have been legitimate
if fully disclosed and independently approved.
It had not been approved.
The draft omitted Ryan’s ownership connection.
Emily stared at the paperwork.
“You were going to use my trust to buy your house?”
Ryan refused to discuss it outside counsel.
Vincent’s anger became almost physical.
For years, people had feared what Vincent Moretti might do when enraged.
He surprised everyone.
He walked outside.
Called his lawyer.
And said:
“Preserve everything.”
No threats.
No broken bones.
No men dragged into alleys.
Vincent had spent his younger life believing power meant making people
afraid.
Now his pregnant daughter needed a different kind of power.
Records.
Doctors.
Courts.
Witnesses.
Time.
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He would not turn Ryan into a victim by becoming the man everyone
expected.
