Chapter 7 - The Ghost in the FamilyJulian's brother, Daniel Sterling, had supposedly died twelve years earlier in a boating accident.
His funeral had been attended by hundreds.
His estate had been settled.
His name had disappeared from the family business.
Or so everyone believed.
Elena placed the photograph on the table.
"Claire received this three months ago."
Julian stared at it.
The man in the photograph looked older.
But unmistakable.
Daniel was alive.
Marcus immediately began tracing the accounts.
The investigation revealed a hidden network connecting Claire's shell companies to a private investment firm registered in Nevada.
The firm had one anonymous beneficiary.
Daniel Sterling.
Julian's jaw tightened.
All those years, he had believed he was protecting his family's legacy.
Instead, someone inside the family had been waiting for him to fall.
Daniel had orchestrated the financial sabotage.
Claire had been his public weapon.
And Elena's pregnancy had changed the timetable.
Daniel wanted Julian emotionally distracted.
He wanted the board vulnerable.
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He wanted the empire.
And now he knew his first plan had failed.
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