Chapter 15 - The EscapeDavid found a ventilation passage.
He smashed through the wooden panel.
Cold night air rushed in.
He pulled Chloe through.
They crawled beneath the estate.
Behind them, flames consumed the hidden vault.
Evidence disappeared.
But David had taken one thing.
A small encrypted drive.
They reached the outside just before the building's alarm erupted.
Police arrived.
Fire crews followed.
David looked back at the burning estate.
For years, his family had believed wealth made them untouchable.
Now their fortress was burning.
But the war was not over.
The drive contained something even more dangerous.
A complete financial map of the Villaseñor empire.
Names.
Accounts.
Transfers.
Payments.
Proof.
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David handed it to federal investigators.
And the empire began to collapse.
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Chapter 17 - A New BeginningMonths passed.
Chapter 18 - The BirthThe baby arrived during a thunderstorm.
Chapter 19 - The Family They ChoseOne year later, the house was filled with laughter.
Chapter 20 - Beyond the GlassThree years later, Hope stood beside her father on the porch.
