Chapter 8 - The TrustThe second document was notarized.
My father's remaining shares had been placed into a trust.
Beneficiaries:
Daniel Carter.
Michael Bennett.
Equal shares.
Melissa had discovered the document weeks earlier.
She knew Michael could become a major shareholder.
She knew the company was about to be sold for approximately thirty-two million dollars.
And she wanted control.
Detective Harris later confirmed something worse.
Melissa had been working with my CFO, Kevin Marsh.
Kevin had accessed company accounts.
He had stolen financial data.
He had helped create fake documents.
And someone had been communicating with Eric through encrypted messages.
Someone identified only as “R.”
The mysterious person didn't seem interested in stealing money.
They wanted Carter & Sons destroyed.
I finally understood the scale of what I was facing.
This wasn't one bad decision.
It was a chain.
Rebecca Parker.
Melissa.
Kevin.
Eric.
Old family secrets.
Money.
Resentment.
And a company built on a history nobody had been brave enough to tell.
Then Harris called.
“Daniel, we found Kevin.”
“Where?”
“At a private airfield.”
“Was he alone?”
“No.”
“Who was with him?”
“Eric.”
I closed my eyes.
But Harris wasn't finished.
“There is another name.”
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“Who?”
“Rebecca Parker.”
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