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“What is that supposed to mean?”

Elena answered.

“It means your husband used your family’s corporations to hide technology that never legally belonged to him.”

Victoria laughed nervously.

“You’re lying.”

Her eyes moved toward me.

“Julian, tell her she’s lying.”

I couldn’t.

And that silence told her everything.

For thirteen years, I had convinced myself that I was a brilliant businessman.

That abandoning Elena had been necessary.

That she would have held me back.

That marrying Victoria had been a strategic decision that opened doors I could never have entered otherwise.

I had tolerated Victoria’s arrogance.

I had tolerated Preston’s entitlement.

Because I thought wealth meant I had won.

Standing in that corridor, I finally understood what I had actually done.

I had traded gold for brass.

## PART 3

Leo tapped the tablet.

“The board has already been notified.”

Victoria’s face went pale.

“Federal regulators were automatically connected when the encryption was broken.”

He glanced at the screen.

“Sterling Dominion is down forty-two percent in after-hours trading.”

My heart sank.

“By tomorrow morning, your personal assets should be frozen pending investigation.”

Preston started crying again.

“Mom… does that mean we’re not going to the Bahamas?”

“Shut up, Preston!”

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