CHAPTER 3 — THE WOMAN THEY UNDERESTIMATED
CHAPTER 3 — THE WOMAN THEY UNDERESTIMATED
The lead investigator placed several folders on the table.
"We are executing warrants relating to allegations of financial fraud, tax evasion, and forged corporate records."
Evangelina laughed.
"There must be some mistake."
"There isn't."
The forensic accountant opened the first folder.
Every forged invoice.
Every hidden transfer.
Every offshore payment.
Every document had one thing in common.
Someone inside the family business had quietly copied it years earlier.
Renata.
While everyone dismissed her as "the quiet accountant," she had managed payroll, reconciled accounts, and archived financial records.
She hadn't been powerless.
She had been paying attention.
Alonso stared at the papers.
"You did this?"
Renata shook her head.
"No."
"You did."
"You just assumed I'd never notice."
She looked toward Evangelina.
"You spent years humiliating me because you believed I had nowhere to go."
May you like
A faint smile crossed her face.
"You never imagined the person balancing your books was also documenting your crimes."
