MORNING SUNLIGHT spilled across the conference table inside Keller Capital's executive floor, illuminating stacks of reports that had steadily grown taller over the past week.
Sophie's laptop displayed yet another network map connecting shell companies, cryptocurrency wallets, and betting syndicates stretching across three countries. Every answer they uncovered seemed to produce two new questions.
She leaned back in her chair and pinched the bridge of her nose."I swear this investigation is multiplying while we sleep."
Lucien looked up from the financial reports he had been reviewing. A faint smile touched his face. "That's usually what competent criminals do."
"I was hoping you'd tell me I was exaggerating."
"I'm afraid I'd be lying,” he said.
She sighed and closed her laptop for t
