Chapter 3 - The Greedy Heir
To the high-society elite of Chicago, Austin Hayes presented himself as a wealthy corporate investor and a protective older brother.
In reality, Austin was a reckless gambler who had accumulated over four million dollars in debt to dangerous offshore syndicates.
Their late father, a wealthy real estate developer, had created a ten-million-dollar private family trust fund. According to the trust's strict legal terms, the entire sum was set to unlock and transfer directly to Monica on her wedding day as her sole inheritance.
If Monica passed away or became permanently incapacitated before signing the marriage certificate, the entire ten-million-dollar trust would automatically revert to Austin as the sole surviving male heir.
For six months, Austin had been planning a way to ensure Monica never signed those papers.
He had conspired with his weak-willed mother, Eleanor, who favoured Austin despite his flaws, convincing her that Monica was selfish for keeping the inheritance to herself.
Austin believed that incapacitating Monica at the reception would allow him to rush her to a private clinic under his control, execute a fraudulent power-of-attorney document, and seize the ten million dollars before anyone suspected foul play.
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He had no idea that Monica was far sharper than he ever anticipated.
👉 Read Part 4 to see Austin raise his glass to Monica before draining it completely.
