I almost smiled.
Their precious family loyalty collapsed as soon as consequences arrived.
Four months later, the investigation ended.
Sophia resigned before she could be fired. Her family repaid unauthorized expenses, and she lost her executive position and trust privileges. Daniel settled a civil fraud claim, surrendered most of his savings, and accepted a five-year ban from Vale contracts. DMR Strategies vanished almost overnight.
My parents sold their vacation condo to help Daniel cover his legal fees.
Lauren called me once.
“I didn’t know what he was doing.”
“You knew
