Chapter 2 - The Bear's Secret
I stared at the small black device resting on the polished wood.
My hands physically shook as I pressed the small play button on the side.
The audio was slightly muffled, but the voices were completely unmistakable.
Elena was whispering frantically about a timeline and a private jet.
Arthur replied in a calm, soothing tone, assuring her that the trust fund was only the first step.
He explicitly stated that they were going to liquidate my entire corporate empire by Friday morning.
They planned to wire the assets to an untraceable offshore account in the Cayman Islands.
I stopped the recording, my chest heaving with a terrifying mixture of rage and absolute panic.
They were not just stealing from my son, they were going to completely destroy my family legacy.
I thanked Maria for her bravery and told her to go lock herself in Leo's bedroom.
I grabbed my car keys and rushed out of the house, determined to confront Arthur at his downtown office.
I drove through the dark city streets like a madman, breaking every speed limit to reach the corporate tower.
The building was practically empty, but the lights in the executive suite were still burning bright.
I kicked the heavy glass door of Arthur's office open, fully prepared to tear him apart with my bare hands.
The massive office was completely empty.
The filing cabinets were wide open, and the hard drives had been violently ripped out of the computers.
Arthur had already initiated the ghost protocol to cover his tracks.
Before I could even step further into the room, the piercing sound of police sirens echoed from the street below.
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The heavy doors of the executive suite swung open, and three armed detectives stormed into the room.
The lead detective pointed a gun directly at my chest and told me I was under arrest for massive corporate embezzlement.
