I knew Vanguard was one of Tristan’s private firms.

I clicked on the transaction history.

The purchase of the painting had been made just three days ago.

According to the digital ledger, Vanguard had purchased the painting from an offshore entity in Panama.

The purchase price was fifty thousand dollars.

Yet, the donation certificate valued it at three million.

I opened another file.

A second painting, also donated by Vanguard, had a similar discrepancy.

Purchased for thirty thousand, valued for donation at two and a half million.

I felt the blood drain from my face.

They were inflating the value of the art by thousands of percent.

I dug deeper into the transfer logs, my fingers flying across the keyboard.

The money used to buy these paintings didn’t come from Tristan’s personal accounts.

The funds were routed through Apex Limited, which received wire transfers directly from accounts belonging to Sterling Enterprises.

Arthur’s crime syndicate.

It all clicked into place.

Tristan and Khloe were taking dirty money from Arthur’s operations.

They were using Apex Limited to buy cheap art.