Chapter 10 - The Hidden Fraud
Arthur’s face darkened as he skimmed the legal document. He looked up at Evelyn with grave concern.
“Ms. Brooks,” Arthur said, his voice dropping into a serious register. “Our forensic auditors just uncovered something far worse while digging through the Ashford Group’s internal servers.”
Evelyn leaned forward, her eyes narrowing. “What is it, Arthur?”
“Nathan didn't just misuse your personal account,” Arthur explained, sliding a printed ledger across the table. “Four years ago, right before your father passed away, Nathan forged your father’s signature on a transfer authorization attempt for the core Brooks technology patents.”
Evelyn’s breath hitched. “He tried to steal my father’s patents before he even married me?”
“Yes,” Arthur confirmed. “He targetted you, Evelyn. He didn't marry you by accident. He knew who your father was all along, but he thought your father had disinherited you. He spent four years searching for those patent keys in your personal belongings.”
A cold realization washed over Evelyn. The random searches of her closet, the 'accidental' damage to her father’s old desk, the constant questions about her childhood—it hadn't just been arrogance. It had been a calculated, predatory plot to rob her family blind.
Evelyn stood up from the boardroom table, her eyes flashing with cold, unyielding rage.
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“He didn't just humiliate me,” Evelyn said softly, her knuckles turning white against the polished wood. “He tried to rob my dead father.”
👉 She turned to Arthur. “Call the District Attorney. We are filing federal fraud charges immediately.”
