Chapter 6 - The Empire Behind the CurtainThe truth began emerging rapidly.
For weeks, federal investigators had been examining suspicious transfers connected to Vance-owned companies.
Millions of dollars had disappeared through offshore accounts.
Shell corporations had been created.
Investment funds had been manipulated.
Ordinary families had lost homes and savings while the Vance family continued hosting champagne galas.
Arthur had been scheduled to review the evidence the next morning.
That was why Eleanor had panicked.
If Arthur entered that courtroom alive, the Vance empire could collapse.
Maya listened in disbelief.
She had spent years believing rich people were simply people with more money.
Now she understood something darker.
Power could become a prison of its own.
The more Eleanor had acquired, the more desperately she had needed to protect it.
And now she was willing to kill for it.
Eleanor suddenly looked toward the ballroom doors.
Her private security team was nearby.
“Call them,” she whispered.
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But before anyone could move—
The doors exploded open.
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