Jessica closed her eyes.
The same promise.
Different woman.
Different year.
Samuel opened the document case.
Inside were copies of bank transfers, company records, and several medical documents.
Victoria pointed to one page.
“This is the important part.”
It was a corporate agreement involving one of my former subsidiary companies.
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David had attempted to transfer ownership of several patents into a private company controlled by an offshore nominee.
The transfer had been approved using a forged authorization.
I stared at the documents.
My company.
My inventions.
My life’s work.
He had been stealing from me long before he began poisoning me.
Victoria continued.
“Caroline discovered the same scheme years ago. She confronted him. Shortly afterward, she became ill.”
I focused on my communication screen.
WHAT HAPPENED TO EMMA?
Victoria looked at me.
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“Emma is Caroline’s daughter. She survived because Caroline had arranged for her to stay with her aunt before she died.”
