Chapter33 Machinations

Behind Aurelia’s back, Claudio was carefully calculating his moves. He planned to little by little embezzle the company’s funds and use them for his personal gain. He had an underground empire he was trying to build from scratch, and he intended to funnel those funds into those businesses. Although he had his own fortune, he did not want his identity as the boss of these businesses to be exposed. It wasn’t easy to do so, since Seraphous was so new and it wouldn’t be easy to cover up his tracks. The only way Claudio could do this was to take a large sum as the budget for an investment or business venture and then take away the money without arousing suspicion. He had to meticulously produce results that looked convincing enough with a quarter of the money provided so Aurelia wouldn’t doubt anything. “Madam Aurelia doesn’t seem too vigilant,” his assistant, Vincent, commented with a neutral tone of voice. “I thought she’d notice a bit of the anomalies by now.” “How could she be