Chapter 5 - The Corporate Audit
Kieran’s breath hitched. Mark was Tess's older brother—and the head senior auditor for the State Financial Crimes Division.
"Mark already ran the drive, Kieran," Tess revealed softly. "It contains full transaction records of every wire transfer you made from the Morland Family Trust into Lena’s personal shells over the last eighteen months."
Lena backed away from Kieran, her hands covering her mouth in pure panic. "I had nothing to do with this! He told me the money was his bonus payouts! I didn't steal anything!"
"You spent three hundred thousand dollars of my children's college fund on diamond necklaces in Dubai, Lena," Tess replied coldly. "The wire receipts have your electronic signature attached."
Kieran stepped toward Tess, his eyes wild with desperation. "Tess, please! Think about Dany! Think about the baby! If you do this, I'll be ruined! I'll go to prison!"
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"You should have thought about our children before you left them in an unheated house while you took Lena to Paris last winter," Tess said, her voice dropping to an icy tone that cut straight through his soul.
👉 How far was Kieran willing to go to stop Tess from delivering the flash drive to the prosecutor?
