Chapter 10 - Marcus Was Not the Mastermind Victoria Thought He Was
Victoria tried to blame Marcus entirely.
Marcus tried to blame Victoria.
The documents showed something messier.
They collaborated.
Marcus understood trust procedures.
Victoria understood family access.
She could obtain Claire’s old signature samples.
Marcus could draft language.
Victoria could approve invoices.
Marcus could route payments through vendors.
Neither controlled the whole scheme without the other.
That mattered legally.
It also mattered emotionally.
Rocco wanted one villain.
Reality gave him two ordinary adults making one bad decision after another because each new lie protected the last.
The forged authorization began as a way to simplify reimbursements.
Then they used it to approve questionable expenses.
Then those expenses became income.
Then concealment mattered.
Then Noah overheard them.
By the wedding, they were no longer protecting money alone.
They were protecting the story they had built around themselves.
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Victoria’s violence happened because a three-year-old child threatened that story.
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