Chapter 4: The Mastermind Revealed
Detective Brooks followed the money.
The fake waiter.
The shell companies.
The toxin purchase.
Every trail pointed toward one unexpected name.
Edward Beaumont.
Celeste's father.
For decades he had served as Ashford Global's trusted financial adviser.
No one questioned him.
No one imagined he had quietly stolen hundreds of millions while manipulating company records.
Victor's death would have completed the plan.
As Victor's grieving fiancée, Celeste would inherit controlling shares through a carefully drafted prenuptial agreement.
Edward would retain influence over the corporation.
Everything had been calculated years in advance.
Police surrounded the Beaumont estate before dawn.
Edward attempted to destroy hard drives.
Financial records.
Overseas account information.
But investigators recovered enough evidence.
Cornered, Edward confessed only one thing.
"I couldn't let Victor reopen the Carter investigation."
The room fell silent.
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Daniel Carter had discovered everything.
That was why he had died.
