Chapter 13 - The Man Behind the CurtainDaniel returned to the bookstore that evening.
Clara confronted him.
"Did you know someone was funding Vanessa?"
Daniel's expression changed.
"What did you find?"
"Answer me."
He looked toward Marcus.
Marcus handed him the financial records.
Daniel read them.
His face became pale.
"This account..."
"You recognize it."
Daniel nodded slowly.
"It's connected to my father."
Clara's eyes widened.
"Your father?"
"My father died three years ago."
"Then how is his account still active?"
Daniel didn't answer.
The question hung between them.
Finally, he said:
"Because someone has been using the Sterling family trust."
Suddenly the past looked different.
Vanessa's fraud wasn't just desperation.
It might have been part of a much larger attempt to manipulate the Sterling fortune.
Daniel looked at Clara.
"I thought the nightmare ended six months ago."
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Clara closed the bookstore door.
"Apparently, it was only the beginning."
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