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Chapter nine
The door closed. The convoy pulled away from the terminal.Christopher leaned back against the leather seat and looked out the window.Switzerland looked different from everything he knew back home. The roads were clean, the buildings orderly, and even the traffic seemed quieter.But he wasn't interested in sightseeing. The woman across from him had introduced herself at the airport as Helena Brandt, the CEO of the company Lora had arranged to work with. He still knew almost nothing about her. She had been calm when she greeted him. Lora sat beside him, scrolling through her phone.The convoy left the airport area and entered the city as Helena finally spoke."Mr. Norton, I must discuss an important matter with you, and I would prefer not to wait until tomorrow.""Go ahead. After fourteen hours on a plane, I doubt anything will surprise me.""It concerns my company." She folded her hands on her lap. "I wish to present an investment proposal to you, and I would like you to hear it fro
Chapter eight
The new car felt completely different under his hands.For years Christopher had driven a 2009 Camry that was barely holding together... rattling engine, torn seat, battery that died every winter. He had kept fixing it simply because he had no other choice.Now the red Lamborghini Urus moved smooth and quiet under his control.He felt no real excitement about the car itself.‘Having money really does change everything,’ he thought. ‘A year ago I couldn’t even dream of sitting in something like this. Now it’s just another tool. What matters is what I’m going to do with it.’He glanced at the time. School would be finishing soon. After a moment’s thought, he turned the car toward the school gates. He hadn’t planned on picking the boy up himself, but after everything that had happened, he decided it was better if he did.A few minutes later the gates opened. Parents and drivers gathered along the curb. Children poured out with backpacks. Several heads turned toward the red Urus. A fath
Chapter seven
He placed the documents on the counter. The lender went through them one by one, comparing the names, the dates, and the descriptions of the pieces. He looked at Christopher again, still cautious.“Alright. The papers match. But I still don’t do this kind of loan without the owner present most of the time.”“I understand,” Christopher said. “I’m only asking for a short-term amount against them. Thirty days.”The lender ran some numbers on a calculator, then looked up with a thin smile.“Appraised value is about ninety thousand. Looking at the market right now, I can do twenty-eight thousand. Take it or leave it.”Christopher didn’t move. “Twenty-eight is too low. The appraisal is clear. Even at fifty percent you’re still under.”The lender shrugged. “That’s the offer. You don’t look like someone who has a lot of options.”“I have the documents. The pieces are clean. Forty-five thousand is fair.”The lender let out a short laugh. “Forty-five? You’re dreaming. Thirty. Final.”Christophe
Chapter six
“Stop the divorce first. Get the house back. Recover every dollar I put into her and the kid over the last five years. Then make sure she pays for the years she lied to me.”Ryan studied him carefully. He recognized that locked-down tone — the same one Christopher had used years ago when the family company collapsed and he refused to show how badly it had hit him.“Pushing criminal charges for the affair won’t get you far,” Ryan said. “Courts treat that as a private issue unless you can prove they were openly living as a couple...shared address, neighbors confirming it, joint accounts, that sort of hard proof. Most cases like that get thrown out.”He paused, then continued more deliberately.“What you 'can' do is file a civil claim for the money. You raised a child under false pretenses. That opens the door to recovering the support payments, school fees, medical costs...everything you spent because you believed he was yours. You can also claim compensation for the deception itself. I
Chapter five
Christopher turned and walked toward the stairs. Behind him, Mary remained frozen on the sofa. She had thought the divorce was already in her hands. Now it had suddenly slipped away.Mary stood frozen on the sofa for a few seconds after Christopher walked past her. She hadn’t seen him act this confident and firm in a long time, and it caught her off guard.“Christopher… what exactly are you trying to do?” she asked, her voice tighter than she intended.He paused at the foot of the stairs and glanced back at her. “You’ll find out soon enough.”Mary’s expression hardened. “You’ve been acting strange since yesterday. If this is another one of your moods, don’t take it out on us. You’ve already neglected his development enough over the years. The least you can do is not make things worse now.”The boy, still standing near the sofa, stared at him with wide, confused eyes. “Where are you going?”Christopher gave him only a brief, dismissive look. “Go play. This doesn’t concern you.”Without
Chapter four
The investigator leaned forward and looked at the photo of the man standing outside the school. Christopher slid a small piece of paper across the desk next to the phone.“Plate number 47 XKD. Red Lamborghini Urus" The investigator glanced at the paper, then back at Christopher.“I want everything you can find on him. Full background. Where he works. Where he lives. Who he sees.” Christopher’s voice stayed flat.“There’s one more name. Mary. That’s my wife. Pull whatever you can on her accounts and her messages. Especially anything that ties her to this man.”The investigator sat back and studied him for a few seconds.“How fast do you need it?”“Tonight if possible.” The man held up two fingers.“Two thousand dollars will be okay to start. The rest depends on how deep it goes.”Christopher took out his card, paid, and stood up. He was already at the door when the investigator spoke again.“Most people who come in here for this kind of thing regret it later.”Christopher didn’t turn
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