Epilogue 2: The Hidden Mastermind
Epilogue 2: The Hidden Mastermind
Two weeks later...
Federal investigators raided the offices of Mercer Holdings.
Thousands of confidential files were seized.
One email changed everything.
It had been sent less than twelve hours after the Malibu fire.
"The older daughter cannot be allowed to return.
Resolve the identity issue immediately."
The sender wasn't Juliette.
Nor Douglas.
It was Richard Voss.
The Mercer family's longtime chief legal counsel.
For twenty-eight years, Richard had quietly controlled every legal decision the family ever made.
The investigators soon uncovered offshore accounts, bribed officials, falsified trust documents, and millions of dollars hidden overseas.
Richard disappeared before federal agents could arrest him.
His private jet left California that same night.
A global manhunt began.
Caroline stared at the television.
"So..."
May you like
She whispered.
"The real war has only begun."
