Chapter 2: The Transaction That Changed Everything
Chapter 2: The Transaction That Changed Everything
Emma sat in her parked car outside her apartment.
Her son was finally asleep upstairs.
Her hands still trembled as she opened her banking app again.
Three pending transfers.
$18,500.
$22,000.
$9,800.
Each one had been initiated from the joint account she shared with Ethan.
She frowned.
Those weren't ordinary expenses.
She tapped the details.
The recipient wasn't Claire.
It was a newly formed company she had never seen before.
Evercrest Property Solutions LLC.
Emma immediately logged into the family investment account her grandmother had left solely in her name.
The password had been changed.
Her heart stopped.
She called the bank's emergency fraud line.
After verifying her identity, the representative spoke carefully.
"Mrs. Carter..."
"There were several attempts tonight to access your investment portfolio."
"Were those authorized by you?"
Emma closed her eyes.
"No."
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"Please freeze everything."
"Immediately."
