Chapter 8 - The Hidden Account That Exposed EverythingThe court hearing was already damaging Loretta’s reputation.
But Valentino discovered something even worse.
The inheritance battle was only one part of her plan.
The financial investigation revealed hidden transfers.
Millions moved through accounts connected to Loretta.
Alexander called Valentino late at night.
“We found something.”
Valentino immediately answered.
“What?”
“Your mother wasn’t only trying to control Isolde’s trust.”
“What else?”
“She was moving money.”
Valentino sat up.
“How much?”
Alexander paused.
“Twenty-seven million dollars.”
Silence.
“Where?”
“Several accounts.”
“Under whose name?”
“Different names.”
Valentino looked toward Isolde’s bedroom.
The child who had been treated like a problem.
The child whose future someone tried to steal.
“She was preparing.”
“Yes.”
“For what?”
Alexander answered:
“To remove you.”
The investigation uncovered the final betrayal.
Loretta had been working with Claudia for years.
Not only to control Isolde.
To control Valentino.
She believed Valentino had become too soft.
Too compassionate.
Too willing to change the family traditions.
So she created a backup plan.
If Valentino resisted:
Remove him.
If Isolde resisted:
Control her.
If anyone questioned:
Use the Moretti name.
The plan had one weakness.
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Valentino stopped protecting the family reputation.
He started protecting the truth.
