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Chapter 59: Behind the Office
Author: Jae
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The name Edward Hale changed everything.

For years, the Montclair and Valcero families had followed the money, examined old contracts, and searched for the people who had dismantled the Blackhaven network. Now they had found something more important than another company or hidden account.

They had found the office that issued the instructions.

Charles Bennett placed three documents on the conference table.

"The Principal Trustee's Office was created when the original agreement was signed," he e
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