CHAPTER 5 – The Billion-Dollar Betrayal
Within an hour, the headquarters of Duarte Global erupted into chaos.
Lawyers rushed through the corridors.
Security locked every executive floor.
Bank managers called nonstop.
Someone had transferred hundreds of millions through a chain of shell companies.
Only three people possessed the authorization codes.
Emiliano.
His late wife.
And...
His oldest business partner, Victor Salazar.
Emiliano refused to believe it.
Victor had been beside him for twenty-five years.
He was godfather to Martina.
He had stood beside him at his wife's funeral.
"No..." Emiliano whispered.
"It can't be Victor."
But the forensic team kept uncovering evidence.
Private emails.
Hidden bank accounts.
Forged signatures.
Then came the biggest shock.
One investigator quietly placed an old photograph on the conference table.
The picture showed Patricia...
Standing beside Victor.
Taken three years earlier.
Three years before Patricia had supposedly "accidentally" met Emiliano.
The relationship had never been random.
She had been planted.
Every smile...
Every compliment...
Every romantic dinner...
Every fake tear...
Everything had been part of a long, carefully planned operation.
Victor hadn't wanted Emiliano's company.
He wanted his entire life.
Just then, Rosa entered carrying another envelope.
"I found this in Patricia's closet."
Inside was a handwritten list.
At the top were only four chilling words:
'Final Phase – Remove Emiliano.'
Below that...
The next target was not Emiliano.
It was Daniela.
The room fell silent.
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The enemy wasn't running anymore.
He was preparing to strike first.
