Chapter 6 - The Enforcer's Report
The heavy mahogany doors opened again, and Kael strode into the foyer, carrying a secure laptop and a heavy tactical briefcase. He walked straight past the sobbing women, ignoring them completely, and stopped two paces away from me.
"Boss," Kael reported crisply. "The perimeter is locked down. Airspace is clear. And we've completed the sweep of Caroline's private flight records and digital comms."
"Talk to me," I commanded.
Kael flipped open the laptop, turning the screen toward me. "It wasn't just corporate trips to Zurich. For the last six months, her travel expenses, her luxury hotel suites, and her off-shore transfers were entirely financed by a man named Richard Sterling—a direct rival contractor trying to muscle in on our maritime routes."
The name hit the room like a physical blow. Caroline gasped, her eyes widening in sheer panic.
"Richard..." she whispered, horrified that her secret had been unearthed so effortlessly.
I looked at her, a cold smirk touching the corners of my mouth. "Ah. The ambitious little corporate spy. She thought she was playing me, trading family secrets for designer bags and a wealthy side-player, while he used her to map out my supply chains. You truly believed you were the mastermind, didn't you, Caroline?"
"He forced me!" Caroline shrieked, desperately grasping at any excuse. "He threatened to expose my lifestyle! He said if I didn't give him the shipping manifests, he would ruin me!"
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"He's currently tied to a chair in the subterranean warehouse of dock seven," Kael said smoothly, his tone entirely deadpan. "My team picked him up twenty minutes ago. His corporate accounts are already liquidated, and his company is currently being dissolved into our portfolio."
I nodded slowly, looking back at my terrified wife. "Family loyalty, professional ambition, and corporate espionage. A truly impressive portfolio of betrayal. Kael, prepare the transfer transport. We are taking a late-night field trip."
