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Chapter 39
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What Their Father WantedEthan's PovMy mother's formal meeting about the estate shares arrives the following week, and walking into that same study where we first discovered the hidden will feels entirely different now, lighter somehow, despite the seriousness of the conversation ahead.Ryan sits beside me at the old wooden desk, Sophie close by my other side, while Victoria takes her place across from us, a folder of updated legal documents spread neatly before her. "I met with the estate lawyer yesterday," she says without preamble. "We've drafted the proper restructuring, exactly as your father originally intended. Equal shares between the two of you, effective immediately upon signing.""Just like that?" Ryan asks, something disbelieving coloring his voice."Just like that," Victoria confirms. "I should have done this years ago. I let fear of conflict between you both override what your father actually wanted, and that fear created exactly the kind of vacuum Marcus exploited so e
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One Last GrabSophie's PovWe return to the city the next morning, and the familiar comfort of my own apartment feels almost surreal after nearly a week spent hiding in an unfamiliar cabin, though the relief of returning home is immediately complicated by a phone call I receive just as I finish unpacking.Gerald's voice, when I answer, carries an edge of fresh alarm that immediately reignites the anxiety I thought we had finally left behind at the cabin. "Ms. Hart, I need to tell you something. Marcus contacted me again last night, from an unfamiliar number. He said something about a contingency plan, mentioned specifically that he still has access to sensitive information about your business finances from when I briefly consulted on an event contract you handled years ago."My stomach drops immediately. "What kind of information?""I don't fully know," Gerald admits, his voice trembling slightly. "He was vague, clearly trying to intimidate rather than reveal specifics. But Ms. Hart,
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After the StormEthan's PovThe organization schedules a press conference for the following afternoon, and Diane strongly recommends I attend, both to address the situation publicly and to help control whatever narrative continues developing in the story's aftermath.Sophie helps me prepare in the cabin's small bedroom that morning, straightening my collar with careful, familiar hands while I run through talking points Diane and the organization's new interim communications director helped draft overnight. "You don't have to say much," Sophie reminds me. "Just enough to confirm the facts, express gratitude toward everyone who helped expose the truth, and redirect focus toward moving forward rather than dwelling on the details.""I know," I say, though nervous energy still churns uncomfortably in my stomach at the thought of standing before dozens of cameras and reporters after weeks of careful, private investigation. "I just want this handled correctly, Sophie. Not just for me, for Ge
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The Story BreaksSophie's PovThe story goes live at six o'clock in the morning, timed deliberately by Diane to reach the widest possible audience before the sports world's usual morning news cycle begins circulating.None of us sleep properly the night before, and by the time my phone buzzes with Diane's notification that the piece is officially published, Ethan, Ryan, Mason, and I are already gathered around the small kitchen table, coffee going cold in front of each of us as we refresh our phones with anxious, repetitive urgency.The headline, when it finally appears, carries none of the sensationalized cruelty of the gossip posts that started this entire nightmare weeks ago. *Inside the Manipulation: How One Manager Orchestrated Chaos Within the Carter Hockey Organization.* Diane's careful, methodical prose lays out everything with journalistic precision, the shell corporation, the disabled security camera, Gerald's recorded testimony, the restructured contract designed to secure
Fake dating my ex’s Hockey-star Brother Chapter 39
The Final ThreatEthan's PovDiane calls the following afternoon to let us know she has formally reached out to Marcus for comment, standard journalistic protocol before publication, and the tension that follows her call settles over the cabin like a physical weight."He didn't respond directly," she says. "His lawyer called instead, about twenty minutes after I sent the request. Denied everything, called the allegations baseless and defamatory, threatened legal action if we proceed with publication.""Did that surprise you?" I ask."Not remotely," Diane says. "It's exactly the response I expected from someone facing this kind of exposure. Legal threats from a lawyer are common, Ethan, and given the strength of our evidence, particularly the recorded admission, I'm confident the story will withstand any legal challenge he attempts."Relief mixes uncomfortably with continued anxiety, the knowledge that Marcus is now fully aware the story is imminent settling heavy despite Diane's confi
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Three DaysSophie's PovDiane arrives at the cabin the next morning with her laptop, a fresh pot of coffee she insisted on bringing herself, and a carefully organized presentation of exactly how she believes we should proceed with the recording now in our possession."Legal has reviewed the recording thoroughly," she says, spreading her notes across the small kitchen table where Ethan, Mason, Ryan, and I have all gathered, Ryan having driven in early that morning once we confirmed it was safe enough to bring everyone together again. "It's admissible, clear, and combined with the financial documentation Mason already assembled, it builds an extremely strong case.""So what's the plan?" Ethan asks."I want to publish the story within the next three days," Diane says. "Not at the championship game, which is still over a week away. Waiting that long now gives Marcus too much time to react, potentially destroy additional evidence, or worse, retaliate against any of you before we're actuall
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