Julian had uncovered twelve transfers.
All were routed through shell entities.
North Shore Advisory.
Crestway Capital.
Briar Consulting.
Red Bridge Logistics.
Companies that sounded real enough to pass casual review.
They were not.
Over eighteen months,
$14.8 million had moved out of Sterling-controlled accounts.
Some money returned disguised as consulting payments.
Some purchased cryptocurrency.
Some disappeared into foreign accounts.
Three shell companies listed addresses connected to Beatrice.
Two were linked to Margaret Hale.
One had been established using a copy of my digital signature.
That was when the matter stopped being merely corporate.
Miriam contacted federal authorities.
Sterling’s board retained an independent forensic team.
Leonard convened an emergency committee without Arthur.
No one called him.
No one wanted him warned.
At the same time, I planned Chloe’s funeral.
White roses.
A small white coffin.
A pale blue dress.
Mr.
Button beside her.
Our church had never looked so large.
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