CHAPTER 2 – The Secret Hidden Behind the Fortune
Victoria could barely breathe.
"What is happening?"
No one answered.
Every executive at the front tables looked confused.
Every guest held up their phones, recording what was becoming the most unbelievable wedding in America.
The old man looked down at Ethan.
"So...
You finally remember me."
Ethan lowered his head.
"I never forgot...
I just wasn't allowed to tell anyone."
A wave of confusion spread through the ballroom.
Victoria grabbed Ethan's arm.
"Who is he?"
Ethan remained silent.
The old man answered instead.
"I raised this boy after his parents disappeared."
The room erupted.
"What?"
"But everyone knows Ethan grew up in luxury!"
The old man smiled sadly.
"That's the lie your newspapers printed."
He slowly unfolded another document from the paper bag.
It wasn't a photograph.
It was the original ownership certificate of Carter Global Holdings.
Every board member standing near the stage instantly turned pale.
One elderly director whispered,
"It can't be..."
The signature at the bottom wasn't Ethan's father's.
It belonged to the old man.
For thirty years, the world believed the Carter family had built the empire.
But according to the document...
Everything legally belonged to him.
Victoria stepped backward.
"If that's true..."
She looked at Ethan with fear.
"...then why has no one ever heard your name?"
The old man answered quietly.
"Because someone tried to erase me."
At that exact moment...
The ballroom doors burst open.
Six black SUVs stopped outside.
Dozens of federal agents entered the hall.
Their leader walked directly toward the stage.
Then everyone heard the sentence that changed the wedding forever.
"Mr. Carter...
You're under investigation for crimes committed before you inherited the company."
Every camera turned toward Ethan.
But instead of looking afraid...
He slowly smiled.
Then he turned toward the old man and whispered,
"They finally took the bait."
The old man nodded.
For twenty-five years...
Everything had been part of a plan.
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And the real target...
Had just walked into the trap.
