A massive settlement could give her a completely fresh start, far away from this town.

My phone buzzed again in my hand.

I looked down at the screen.

It was a text message from Nora.

*Just checked the secondary accounts. There is a third shell company registered in Delaware. It ties directly to Julian’s personal estate.*

My heart skipped a beat.

Julian was involved in the port development fraud too, not just Eleanor and Gareth.

I typed back a quick reply: *Can we prove he signed the documents?*

A few seconds later, Nora replied: *Looking now. Will call you in ten.*

I pocketed the phone and looked back at Cho.

“Is there any sign of Julian?” I asked.

“Our patrol cars are watching his house,” Cho said.

“He hasn’t left since yesterday.”

“He is waiting to see what his mother does,” I said.

“Or he is destroying evidence,” Cho countered.

The detective in the interrogation room stood up and walked out, leaving Gareth alone.

Gareth stared at the metal table, his chest heaving with shallow breaths.

He looked so young, yet so thoroughly ruined by his family’s greed.