Chapter 6 - The Secondary Wire
Charlotte’s thumb hovered over the screen. The banking app didn't just show the money going into Brooke’s shell account. Because it was flagged for fraud, the security interface showed where the funds were immediately transferred out.
Every single month, forty-eight hours after Charlotte’s $8,000 deposit hit Crimson Horizon LLC, an automated wire transfer of $7,500 was sent to another domestic account.
Charlotte read the name of the secondary recipient.
Marcus Vance.
Charlotte’s mind raced, perfectly piecing the puzzle together. She remembered that name. Marcus Vance was the personal fitness trainer Brooke used to post about incessantly on social media—right up until she suddenly got "pregnant" and locked down Brandon.
Charlotte slowly lowered the phone, her eyes locking onto Brooke. The blonde woman’s face was already pale, but under Charlotte’s piercing gaze, she looked absolutely terrified.
"Brandon," Charlotte said softly, her tone shifting from corporate anger to genuine, chilling pity. "Did you ever wonder why Brooke’s LLC never seemed to hold any of the money you stole for her?"
Brandon frowned, his brow furrowing in deep confusion. "What? What are you talking about?"
"I'm talking about the automated wires," Charlotte said, taking another step up the red carpet. "Every time you funneled my money to Brooke, she instantly wired ninety percent of it to a man named Marcus Vance."
Brandon froze. He slowly turned his head to look at his beautiful mistress in the crimson gown. "Brooke? Who is Marcus Vance?"
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Brooke took a frantic step backward, clutching the baby tightly against her chest. "She's lying! Brandon, she's just trying to ruin us because she's jealous! Don't listen to her!"
👉 How will Charlotte definitively prove the mistress's ultimate betrayal?
