Chapter 6 The reporter went silent for a full ten seconds . Sarah Rodriguez was the most ruthless investigative journalist in the business world . Known for following money trails and exposing corporate corruption . Her voice was barely containing excitement . " Sterling , this information you're offering ... you're certain it's legitimate ? " I suggested we meet at a quiet café in Brooklyn . " Every transaction ties back to bank records . The shell company registrations are all documented . " After hanging up , I turned to my assistant . " Send this file anonymously to the SEC's enforcement division . " " Make it look like a whistleblower tip from inside the company . " My assistant's eyes lit up . " You're going nuclear ? " " Exactly . " I nodded . " Public opinion and federal regulators . Hit them from both sides . " An hour later , in a private booth at the café , I slid an encrypted flash drive across the table . Sarah scrolled through the contents , her expression getting darker by the minute . " These luxury purchases ... they're all charged to corporate accounts ? " I leaned forward . " That's just the beginning . Michelle's condo down payment , her BMW lease , even her mother's cancer treatments - all funded through James's shell companies . " She took a sharp breath . " This evidence is devastating . " I pulled up the final file . " Here's the real bombshell . James's complete money laundering operation through that children's charity . Offshore Cayman accounts , the whole nine yards . " Sarah's eyes went wide . " You're trying to bury him completely . " I sipped my coffee , voice steady as granite . " When you're dealing with parasites , you don't leave them half - dead . " The execution was flawless . Public opinion flipped overnight , ་ ་་་ ** " EXCLUSIVE : Inside James Morgan's Corporate Crime Empire - From Cheating Husband to White Collar Criminal " ** The article hit like a freight train . Receipts for everything : luxury shopping sprees , money flow charts , screenshots of offshore bank accounts . The comments section exploded : * Holy shit ! Using company funds to bankroll his side piece ? This is insane ! * * This isn't just cheating - this is straight - up embezzlement . Dude's going to prison . * * Feel so bad for his wife . All those people trashing her earlier need to apologize . * At the same time , the SEC issued a statement : hele Second Family 4.1 % Chapter 6 " Investigation launched into TechCore Industries for suspected securities violations and fund misappropriation . " The U.S. Attorney's Office announced : " Federal charges filed against James Morgan in connection with ongoing financial crimes investigation . " A perfect one - two punch . They never saw it coming .