Chapter 4 - The Money VanishesSophie ran inside.
Clara was arranging flowers in the kitchen when she saw her daughter’s face.
“What happened?”
Sophie opened the laptop.
Their legally cleared trust account had been frozen.
The balance read:
$0.00 — Pending Federal Review.
Clara stared at the screen.
“But that's impossible.”
Sophie knew better.
Arthur had planned for this.
The trial had been too easy.
The conviction had come too quickly.
The asset seizure had looked complete.
But Arthur Sterling had spent his entire life building contingency plans.
If he could no longer control his empire from the outside, he would control it from inside a prison cell.
That realization frightened Sophie more than the letter.
Arthur wasn't simply fighting for money.
He was fighting for control.
And someone outside the prison was still doing his work.
Sophie looked at her mother.
“He's not finished.”
Clara’s face tightened.
“Then what do we do?”
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Sophie closed the laptop.
“We go back to New York.”
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