Chapter 4 - The Quiet InvestigationWhile Victoria celebrated her supposed victory, Evelyn began making phone calls.
Not angry calls.
Not threatening calls.
Quiet calls.
The kind that made people in expensive offices suddenly stop breathing.
Thorne placed a file on her desk.
"The Sinclair family has been moving money through six offshore entities."
Evelyn opened it.
"How long?"
"At least seven years."
"And the charity?"
"Metropolitan Children's Initiative."
Evelyn's expression darkened.
"How much?"
"Millions."
She looked through the documents.
Arthur Sinclair had been using charity funds to cover losses from increasingly desperate investments.
Donations entered the foundation.
Money disappeared.
Shell companies received consulting fees.
Luxury properties were purchased.
The pattern repeated.
Evelyn leaned back.
"This isn't about Victoria."
"No."
"It's about Arthur."
Thorne nodded.
"And the charity?"
"We protect it."
Evelyn closed the file.
"Quietly."
Thorne studied her.
"You could destroy them tomorrow."
"I could."
"Then why wait?"
Evelyn looked toward the city skyline.
"Because I don't want revenge."
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A pause.
"I want the truth to survive them."
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