Chapter 2 - The Legal Trap
I stared at the glowing screen of my phone until my vision blurred with unshed tears.
I only had forty dollars in cash and a sleeping toddler in my arms.
I practically sprinted through the airport terminal to find a payphone that still worked.
My hands shook violently as I dialed the emergency number for Sarah, my trusted family lawyer.
Sarah picked up on the second ring, her voice sounding incredibly tense.
She told me that crossing international borders with a child without the father's consent was a massive mistake.
Nathan had perfectly anticipated my panic and set a brilliant legal trap.
I told Sarah about the blue folder I had taken from Nathan's home office before leaving.
I explained that I had grabbed it because Nathan always guarded it with his life.
Sarah told me to open the folder and read the very first document out loud.
I carefully unclasped the metal binding and pulled out a thick stack of bank transfers.
The documents showed millions of dollars moving from the Whitaker family charity into offshore accounts.
Sarah gasped loudly into the receiver.
She warned me that I was no longer fighting a simple custody battle against a toxic family.
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I had just stolen the financial ledgers of a massive money laundering operation.
A heavy hand suddenly clamped down hard onto my left shoulder.
