Chapter 7 - The Trap is Set
By December, Derek Bennett was preparing to collect the two-million-dollar insurance payout. He had already begun liquidating Bennett Medical Logistics, planning to flee the country with his hidden assets before his creditors realized he was broke. He threw a lavish charity gala at a high-end Detroit hotel, using it as a public display of his "grief" and recovery to deflect any lingering police suspicion.
What Derek didn't know was that Julian Vance had secretly bought out the hotel's AV systems and catering staff for the night.
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"Are you ready?" Julian asked Grace as they stood in the green room of the hotel. Grace was dressed in a stunning, emerald-green gown, her posture regal, her eyes flashing with a quiet fury.
"I've been ready since the moment that lock clicked," she replied. Julian smiled, offering her his arm. It was time for the dead to speak.
