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Chapter 67: The Ashford Connection

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The name on the document made my hands shake.

Catherine Chen.

I stared at it. Blinked. Read it again.

"Catherine Chen received payment from Meridian Holdings?" My voice came out wrong. Too high. Too tight.

Dr. Chen nodded. "Fifty thousand dollars. Three months after your kidnapping. Wired to an offshore account in her name."

"Mrs. Chen died six months ago. Her daughter donated five million to the foundation in her memory. This has to be a mistake."

"That's what I thought too," Dr. Chen said. "S
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