Chapter 3 - THE EMPIRE CRUMBLES
A week passed in Italy. Leo was thriving. Without the constant tension, the passive-aggressive comments, and the coldness of the Sterling household, my son blossomed. He played in the cobblestone streets, ate fresh pasta, and laughed louder than he ever had in America.
Back in New York, the Sterling empire was burning to the ground.
I kept tabs on them through a private investigator I had hired in New York using my offshore funds. His daily reports were better than any television show.
On Tuesday, the SEC raided Arthur’s corporate office. On Thursday, Chloe was escorted out of her boutique in handcuffs. She was charged with wire fraud, embezzlement, and tax evasion.
David, utterly blindsided, tried to use his family's money to hire a team of ruthless lawyers to hunt me down, only to discover that the government had frozen every single asset tied to the Sterling name. His credit cards were declined. The trust funds were locked.
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He was broke.
For the first time in his pampered, entitled life, David had to face the consequences of his own blind loyalty. He had chosen to protect his sister's lies over his wife's truth, and now he was drowning with them.
