All Chapters of Too Late To Regret, My Hockey Star Ex-Husband: Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

Rose Miller's POV "Dr. Rose Miller? You have a visitor." The correctional officer's voice interrupted my daily routine of staring at the concrete walls of my prison cell, wondering how my brilliant medical career had ended in a federal penitentiary. Eighteen months into a fifteen-year sentence for medical fraud and conspiracy, I had stopped expecting visitors. My former colleagues avoided me, my family had disowned me, and the few friends I once had disappeared when the scandal broke. I followed the officer through the institutional corridors to the visiting room, expecting to see my court-appointed lawyer with more bad news about my appeals process. Instead, I found myself facing an elegantly dressed woman in her forties who looked completely out of place in the harsh fluorescent lighting of the prison visiting area. "Dr. Miller, thank you for agreeing to see me. My name is Catherine Walsh, and I represent certain individuals who have been following your case with great interest."

Landon's POV The phone call came at three in the morning, jarring me awake from another restless night filled with nightmares about everything I had lost. The voice on the other end belonged to my mother's court-appointed lawyer, and his words hit me like a freight train to the chest. "Mr. Hayes, I'm calling to inform you that your mother has been arrested on federal charges related to the conspiracy against Ophelia Sterling. She'll be appearing in court tomorrow morning for arraignment." I sat up in the cramped studio apartment that had become my home since losing everything, my hands shaking as I processed what the lawyer had just told me. My mother – the woman who had worked three jobs to support my hockey dreams, who had sacrificed everything for my success – was now facing federal prison because of the choices we had made together. "How bad is it?" I asked, though I was afraid to hear the answer. "Three years minimum, possibly more depending on her cooperation and the ju

Richard Sterling's POV "The board meeting will come to order. We have critical decisions to make about Sterling empire leadership and immediate crisis management." I stood at the head of the conference table, facing fifteen board members whose expressions ranged from concerned to openly alarmed. The past twenty-four hours had brought federal investigators to our offices, questions about criminal liability, and evidence that one of my potential heirs had exposed our organization to serious legal jeopardy. Margaret Whitfield spoke first, her voice carrying the sharp edge of someone who was holding Sterling organization stock and watching its value potentially evaporate. "Richard, federal agents contacted our legal department yesterday asking about money laundering investigations and international partnership deals. What exactly is our exposure to criminal prosecution?" I had spent the night reviewing legal briefings and consulting with our attorneys about the scope of federal intere

Victoria Sterling's POV "The federal investigation is moving faster than we expected. We need to shift suspicion away from you and onto Ophelia immediately." Catherine Walsh's voice carried urgency as she spoke through the secure phone line in my Sterling headquarters office. The FBI interviews were scheduled for next week, and I needed to ensure that federal investigators focused their attention on Ophelia's activities rather than my European partnership deals. "Catherine, what kind of evidence would federal investigators find most convincing? Are we talking about financial irregularities, document fraud, or something else entirely?" "Financial crime is always the most effective approach, Victoria. If investigators discover that Ophelia has been using Sterling organization resources for personal benefit, it will undermine her credibility and shift attention away from your international business arrangements." I opened my laptop and accessed Sterling organization financial systems

Marcus Sterling's POV "The FBI is requesting additional financial documents related to Sterling organization international partnerships, and they're asking specific questions about family member involvement in suspicious transactions." I stood in my Sterling headquarters office at two in the morning, reviewing federal subpoenas that could destroy our family business regardless of which sister inherited control of the empire. What I had discovered about Victoria's financial manipulations was worse than anyone suspected, but exposing her crimes might trigger a federal investigation that would seize our assets and destroy everything our family had built. My computer screen displayed bank records showing that Victoria had been systematically stealing money from Sterling organization accounts to pay for the fabricated evidence being used to frame Ophelia. The irony was sickening - Victoria was using our family's money to buy false documentation that would eliminate her competition for in