Chapter 5 - The Uncovered Ledger
As Sloan violently ripped open the dark brown folder, a thick stack of certified bank statements and audited accounting ledgers slid across the glass tabletop.
The high-society guests leaned closer, their hushed whispers filling the ambient night air.
"What are these?!" Sloan demanded, her hands shaking violently as her eyes scanned the numbers highlighted in yellow ink.
"Those are the full forensic audit records from your personal consulting firm, Sloan," Catherine explained smoothly, taking a calm breath. "The firm you created nine months ago using family foundation funds."
Harrison leaned over Sloan’s shoulder, reading the bank transfers. His eyes went wide as he saw hundreds of thousands of dollars routed directly from his father's legacy accounts into offshore private holdings registered under Sloan’s maiden name.
"Sloan... what is this?" Harrison rasped, his voice cracking with shock as he looked at his wife. "You told me those transfers were for estate tax payments!"
"Harrison, shut up!" Sloan snapped, her composure completely shattering as she tried to gather the loose pages back into the envelope. "She's trying to manipulate you! She's setting us up!"
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"I am setting nothing up, my dear," Catherine said coldly. "I simply hired the state's top forensic accountant the moment you started changing the lock codes on my late husband's study."
👉 Who is walking onto the patio right now to enforce Catherine's legal decree?
