Chapter 6 - The Shadow Company
While Evelyn was processed at the precinct, the investigation into Carter deepened. My forensic team uncovered something even more sinister hidden inside his encrypted laptop.
Carter hadn’t just been stealing money; he had been attempting to transfer Lone Star Logistics' core intellectual property—our proprietary route optimization software—to a rival logistics firm in Chicago. In exchange, he was promised an executive VP seat and a multimillion-dollar buyout package.
The dinner in Chicago—the very reason I had purchased the dress Evelyn tore apart—was the meeting where Carter planned to finalize the deal behind my back.
Sitting in my study late at night, reviewing the digital signatures on the contract drafts, I felt a heavy ache in my chest. It wasn't grief for the marriage—that had died the moment he stood by and watched his mother destroy my belongings. It was anger at how thoroughly I had misjudged his character.
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He had mistaken my generosity for weakness, my trust for stupidity.
I picked up my pen and signed the formal authorization for criminal prosecution against Carter for corporate espionage and grand theft.
