Chapter 3 - The Legacy of Betrayal
The reference to his father struck Dominic like a physical blow. Thomas Vale had died a decade earlier, leaving Dominic the empire. Marcus had been Thomas’s right-hand man before becoming Dominic’s.
"Search the desk," Dominic commanded Russell. "Find anything related to my father's original land deeds."
While Russell searched the room, Dominic went to the hidden safe behind the painting in the corner. Using his override key, he opened it. Inside were several old journals belonging to Thomas Vale, along with a series of bank statements from thirty years ago.
As Dominic flipped through his father's old journals under the beam of his flashlight, the truth began to emerge. The land where the Hudson Valley estate sat hadn't belonged exclusively to the Vales. It had been purchased through a joint partnership between Thomas Vale and Marcus Kane’s father, Arthur Kane.
However, following a mysterious accident thirty years prior that took Arthur Kane's life, Thomas Vale had assumed full ownership of the property and company, cutting the Kane family out entirely.
Marcus hadn't just been orchestrating a financial heist; he believed he was reclaiming an inheritance stolen from his family a generation ago.
"Boss," Russell said, holding up a printed flight manifest. "Marcus has a helicopter scheduled to lift off from the north ridge in twenty minutes."
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"He’s not leaving empty-handed," Dominic realized, staring at the empty wall safe in Marcus's room. "He took the original bearer bonds from the master safe. If he reaches international waters with those, he controls fifty-one percent of the holding company."
Dominic drew his own sidearm from his coat holster. "He’s heading for the north ridge. Call the secondary team. We intercept him at the pad."
