Chapter 19 - THE SECRET HER FATHER NEVER TOLD HER
Valeria went to Alexander that night.
He was sitting in his study when she placed the documents in front of him.
His expression changed as soon as he saw the old signature.
“Where did you find this?”
“In an audit.”
Alexander leaned back.
For several seconds, he said nothing.
“Dad?”
He finally spoke.
“Your mother created something before she died.”
Valeria's eyes narrowed.
“What?”
“A private investment structure.”
“What kind?”
“It was designed to protect women who owned businesses but couldn't obtain traditional financing.”
Valeria stared at him.
Her mother's mission had been hidden inside a corporate structure.
Alexander continued.
“She never called it a foundation.”
“What did she call it?”
“The Reed Fund.”
Valeria's breath caught.
Reed.
Her mother's maiden name.
The same name she had used while building her own career before revealing she was a Salazar.
“Why didn't you tell me?”
“Because the fund disappeared after your mother's death.”
Valeria looked down.
“Disappeared?”
“On paper.”
Her father stood.
“I searched for it for years.”
“Did Marcus know?”
Alexander shook his head.
“I don't think so.”
Valeria thought about the forged signature.
Someone had found the fund.
Someone had been moving money through it.
And suddenly the mystery was no longer about Marcus.
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It was about her mother.
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