The rain was lashing against my car windshield when my phone shrieked at 1:45 a.m. I almost didn't pick up, but the caller ID said Dr. Priya Shah.
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Chapter 3 - THE MOTIVE"Why would he do it?" I asked, looking at the layout of his estate on his computer screen. "He’s your brother. He has money. He has a future in your firm."
Graham clicked a file. It was a forensic audit of Sterling Capital. "He didn't just want money. He wanted control. Emma is the sole beneficiary of my trust. If she dies... the entire Sterling empire defaults to her living next-of-kin. Me, initially—but if I were to suffer a 'tragedy' after losing her, the trust would be liquidated and distributed among the remaining partners."
"Partners," I mused. "You mean Dominic's shadow investors."
