Chapter 2 - The Shell Game
The private medical transport plane was a flying fortress designed specifically for the Bellamy family.
I lay on the plush leather bed in the cabin while two elite trauma surgeons carefully wrapped my fractured ribs.
Nolan sat in the leather armchair across from me, reviewing a stack of financial dossiers on his encrypted tablet.
I looked out the window at the dark clouds, realizing my quiet, simple life in Dallas was officially over.
I asked Nolan to show me exactly what Reid had been doing with the company finances over the past six months.
Nolan handed me the glowing tablet without a single word of hesitation.
I scrolled through the documents, feeling a deep, sickening wave of betrayal wash over me.
Reid had not just been sleeping with Tessa; he had been systematically funneling Kessler company assets into offshore accounts under her name.
He had completely drained the emergency reserve funds that I had secretly helped him build.
I laughed bitterly, the sound sending a sharp spike of agony through my damaged chest.
Three years ago, Reid’s company had been on the verge of absolute bankruptcy.
I had secretly used a dummy corporation to inject fifty million dollars into his failing business just to save his pride.
Reid had spent the last three years boasting to the Dallas elite that he was a self-made genius.
He had no idea that his quiet, obedient wife was actually his primary majority shareholder.
Nolan interrupted my thoughts to inform me that we were beginning our final descent into Boston.
He also mentioned that Reid had just attempted to access the Kessler corporate jet to follow us.
I asked Nolan if he had stopped my husband from taking the plane.
Nolan smiled a dark, dangerous smile and shook his head.
He explained that he let Reid take the jet, but only after purchasing the aviation holding company that owned it.
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Nolan tapped a button on his tablet, bringing up a live tracking map of Reid's current flight path.
The pilot had just informed Reid that his plane was being legally repossessed in mid-air and was immediately diverting to a federal airstrip in Mexico.
