Chapter 3 - The Anatomy of BetrayalThe first folder contained corporate records.
The second contained bank transfers.
The third contained something far more dangerous.
Personal communications.
Emails.
Encrypted transfers.
Messages between Connor and his accountants.
Plans written months before the divorce.
Kirsten read them in silence.
One sentence stopped her cold.
Once the divorce is finalized, transfer the remaining equity through the holding company. She'll never know.
Her fingers tightened around the paper.
She remembered Connor sitting beside her during the funeral of her grandfather.
He had held her hand.
He had whispered, "We'll get through this together."
He had been planning to steal from her while she was mourning.
Kirsten slowly closed the folder.
Something inside her broke.
But strangely, it wasn't her heart.
It was the last illusion she had about him.
Connor stepped closer.
"Kirsten, listen to me."
She looked at him.
"Don't."
One word.
Quiet.
Absolute.
Connor stopped.
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For the first time, he saw something in her eyes that terrified him.
Indifference.
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