Chapter 180: Beyond Proof

Laura “It’s not the first time Richard’s done something like this. He’s coveted a lot of things for a long time,” Benjamin’s voice droned on in the video. “So, I’m not surprised to hear it. And now, Cassandra’s coming forward, saying she’s done, and you know what? I’m done too. She has my full support.” The video ended, and the screen went blank. I turned to Richard. He was simply blank—silent—and from the look on his face, dead inside. “Let’s do this some other time,” I said, handing the tablet back to Lisa despite the protest in her eyes. Just then, I heard the familiar ding of an incoming email. I quickly opened it. It was from Alex. Got something. Check the attached files. It’s not everything yet, but it’s a start. My heart raced as I clicked on the attachments. The first document was a series of bank transactions—small amounts of money funneled from Jonathan’s account into what looked like a private fund under Benjamin's name. I had already suspected Jonathan was siphoni