Chapter 6 - The Mastermind's Gambit
The next morning, Isabella drove to her father’s private estate in the suburbs.
Alessandro Vance, though frail from his previous health setback, possessed the mind of a legendary corporate titan. When Isabella laid out the lab reports and the stolen legal binders on his mahogany desk, Alessandro’s grey eyes hardened into cold flint.
"He mistook my patience for weakness," Alessandro whispered, his voice steady and firm as he stood up from his chair without using his cane. "And he forgot who built this empire."
Alessandro revealed a secret he had kept from everyone, including Ryan: his physical weakness over the past few months had been a deliberate facade to test the loyalty of his board of directors.
Together with Luca, the brilliant young legal strategist who had been trained by Alessandro personally, they constructed a silent, inescapable trap.
They permitted Ryan to proceed with his embezzlement scheme, allowing him to transfer millions of dollars into the offshore accounts so that every transaction would constitute a federal felony with mandatory prison time.
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They waited for the absolute peak of Ryan’s arrogance—the St. Regis gala—where he planned to announce Vanessa as the new brand face and declare his absolute control.
👉 Read PART 7 to see what happened when Ryan tried to post bail!
