Chapter 4 - THE MONEY The cash was traced within hours.
It had come from Bellandi Social Holdings.
Four days earlier.
The withdrawal had been authorized by Chad and finance manager Peter Weller.
The official explanation?
Vendor settlement.
There was no vendor.
Jackson stared at the withdrawal record.
"I never approved this."
Peter looked terrified.
"Chad told me you knew."
"I didn't."
Peter lowered his eyes.
"That's how things have always worked."
Jackson's expression hardened.
"That's the problem."
Family members had spent decades moving money with informal approvals.
A cousin called another cousin.
Someone said Jackson knew.
Nobody checked.
The system depended on trust.
And now someone had weaponized that trust.
Claire showed Jackson another document.
A private option agreement.
Chad had a right to purchase a minority interest in the Bellandi North Club at an unusually favorable price.
But only if Jackson's institutional refinancing failed.
If the refinancing succeeded, Chad's option became almost worthless.
Jackson finally understood.
Chad had millions of reasons to want the deal dead.
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But there was still one question.
Why involve Leo?
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