Chapter 11 - Digging for Dirt
Over the next forty-eight hours, Richard Price hired a team of high-priced private investigators to dig through every record, bank statement, and past file associated with Lily Carter.
They searched for unpaid debts, past criminal records, or hidden scandals—anything that could be used to black-mail her into accusing Julian Calder of wrongful termination or workplace misconduct.
By Wednesday afternoon, the lead investigator walked into Richard Price’s penthouse office, sliding a manila folder onto the glass desk.
Vanessa sat on the velvet sofa, sipping a cocktail, looking up eagerly. “Did you find something? Did she steal from a past employer? Is she an illegal immigrant?”
The investigator shook his head. “No. Her record is spotless. She’s a straight-A student at the University Finance School, works two jobs, and pays her rent on time.”
Vanessa groaned in frustration, throwing her hands up. “Then what good is this folder?!”
“Look at page four,” the investigator said calmly, tapping the paper. “Her mother, Sarah Carter, is currently receiving long-term care at the St. Jude Medical Center. She owes eighty thousand dollars in medical bills to the hospital’s private debt collection agency.”
Richard Price picked up the document, a slow, sinister smile creeping across his face.
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“And who owns forty percent of that medical debt collection agency, Dad?” Vanessa asked, her eyes lighting up with wicked realization.
👉 Richard chuckled softly, tossing the folder onto the table. “Our investment group does.”
