The Mansion, the Aircraft, and the Offices
Chapter 09 - The Mansion, the Aircraft, and the Offices
Royce Hall belonged to Sterling Residential Trust.
The corporate aircraft Ethan used belonged to Sterling Aviation Leasing.
Royce Meridian headquarters stood on trust-owned land.
The hotel where Ethan proposed to Amelia belonged to the Sterling hospitality portfolio.
Even the scholarship that paid his final year of business school had been funded anonymously by Lillian Sterling.
Ethan believed the Royce family had given him every opportunity.
Helena accepted his gratitude while knowing its true source.
Amelia never mentioned the scholarship because she did not want affection converted into debt.
Now Ethan interpreted silence as deception.
The forensic accountant corrected him.
“You received access through transparent institutions. You chose not to investigate ownership because the public story benefited you.”
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Ignorance had been comfortable.
That did not make it innocent.
