Chapter 12 - The Man Behind the Curtain
The caller was Victor Hale.
Isaac knew the name.
Victor had been one of the financial consultants who helped him structure the hidden accounts.
Isaac met him in an underground parking garage.
“You said the Sterling family wouldn't find out.”
Victor shook his head.
“They already know.”
Isaac's face tightened.
“Then why are you calling?”
“Because you owe me.”
Victor handed him a folder.
Inside were copies of transactions Isaac had never seen.
Payments from Isaac to Victor.
Payments from Victor to another company.
And payments from that company to someone inside Isaac's own business.
Isaac stared at the pages.
“You set me up.”
Victor smiled.
“You did the stealing.”
Isaac grabbed his collar.
Victor whispered.
“And now everyone wants someone to blame.”
A car door slammed nearby.
Isaac looked toward the sound.
Sterling security.
Victor had disappeared.
Isaac suddenly understood.
He wasn't the mastermind.
He had been useful.
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Nothing more.
👉 And the evidence now showed that Isaac had been manipulated into destroying his own life by someone who wanted the Sterling family weakened.
