Chapter 3 - The Sealed Envelope
Rosa took a deep, shuddering breath, knowing that revealing the truth could either grant her protection or cost her and her child their lives.
"My late husband, Thomas, was an accountant for Falcone Enterprises," Rosa revealed, her voice gaining a quiet, desperate strength. "A month before he died, he discovered that millions of dollars were being systematically embezzled from your late wife’s charitable foundation—the foundation meant to build pediatric hospitals across the city."
Dante’s hand tightened around his crystal glass until the knuckles turned white. His late wife, Elena, had poured her heart into that charity before cancer took her life. It was her living legacy, and the thought of anyone defiling her name made Dante’s blood run cold.
"Thomas documented every offshore transfer, every forged signature, and every fake vendor invoice," Rosa continued, tears streaming down her cheeks. "He realized the thief wasn't an outsider. It was someone within your inner circle. Before Thomas could present the evidence to you, a heavy truck ran his car off the bridge."
"And Julian took the evidence?" Dante asked in a dangerous, deadly whisper.
"Julian tried to find it," Rosa corrected, looking up into Dante's eyes. "He raided our house at four o'clock the day after Thomas died. He threatened to take my newborn baby if I didn't hand over the files. But Thomas had already hidden the master hard drive inside Sophia's baby blanket lining—the very blanket she carries every night."
Dante stood motionless, the terrifying weight of her words settling into his chest.
For two years, the woman who held the key to his wife's stolen legacy had been scrubbing his floors, terrified that the real killer inside the Falcone empire would discover her identity.
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"Who was the target of the embezzled funds, Rosa?" Dante demanded, his voice dropping into a razor-sharp whisper. "Who received the money?"
👉 Read Part 4 to see who was secretly stealing from the late wife's charity.
