Chapter 13 - THE MAN THEY NEEDED TO LOOK GUILTY Nathan's face appeared on every financial network.
Fraud.
Billionaire scandal.
Secret child.
Corporate collapse.
The story had been prepared before the truth was ready.
Banks froze accounts.
Investors panicked.
The board moved against him.
Grace watched Lily sleeping and understood what the Vales were trying to do.
“If they destroy you,” she whispered, “they can destroy her claim.”
Nathan nodded.
“They need me to look guilty.”
Marcus arrived with one piece of good news.
The $84 million transfers had not originated from Nathan's personal devices.
Someone had used legacy executive credentials.
Someone inside the trust.
Then Peter was found.
Alive.
Bruised.
Terrified.
He agreed to testify.
Peter admitted everything.
He had helped prepare the continuity covenant.
He had concealed its meaning.
He had helped Eleanor obtain access to Nathan's executive systems.
But he had kept one message.
A message from Eleanor.
MAKE THE FINAL TRANSFER AFTER THE CUSTODY PETITION.
That was enough to connect the fraud scheme to the family conspiracy.
The next question was where Sebastian had gone.
The answer came from an unexpected place.
A forgotten company called Harbor Logic.
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And a name buried inside the ledger.
Daniel Keller.
