Chapter 6 - The Shattered Empire
The four federal agents marched up the center aisle, their hand restraints clicking ominously in the silent sanctuary.
The lead agent stopped beside Maya, taking the official evidence folder from her hands and opening it directly in front of Eleanor's face.
Displayed on the first page were line-by-line bank statements showing fifty million dollars transferred from pension accounts into Eleanor's private Swiss holding account, complete with IP addresses traced directly to Eleanor’s personal laptop.
Eleanor’s breathless, trembling whisper broke the silence: "No... how did you access those private accounts?!"
"Because you left your private encryption keys on the company server the night you tried to frame me," Maya replied coldly. "You thought I was too weak and too poor to fight back."
Daniel backed away toward the altar railing, his hands shaking uncontrollably as he looked at his mother. "Mom... you told me she signed off on those transfers! You said she was taking the blame!"
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"Silence, Daniel!" Eleanor shrieked, her aristocratic composure completely shattering as she realized her own son had just admitted to the conspiracy in front of two hundred witnesses and federal officers.
👉 Read Part 7 to see Daniel try to shift the blame onto his mother to save himself.
