Chapter 2: The Frozen Accounts

Chapter 2: The Frozen Accounts
Back inside the private dining room...
Evangelina stood to cut the anniversary cake.
"My husband and I thank everyone for celebrating fifty years of family."
Applause filled the room.
Then...
Every phone vibrated.
One after another.
Alonso frowned.
His banking app displayed a bright red notification.
ACCOUNT TEMPORARILY FROZEN.
He refreshed the screen.
The same message appeared.
Across the table, his father's face turned pale.
"My corporate account..."
His cousin gasped.
"Mine too!"
Within seconds the room dissolved into confusion.
Every executive.
Every partner.
Every family-owned company connected to the investigation had received identical notices.
No transfers.
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No withdrawals.
No access.