Chapter 6: End Of Mourning
Inside their bedroom, Anita went straight for her safe. Her fingers trembled only slightly as she unlocked it. This was her private haven. No one knew her code. Not even David.
She pulled out a stack of thick folders, bound in leather sleeves, labeled in her careful, neat handwriting. One by one, she laid them out on the bed.
AURORA MEDI-TECH HOSPITAL.
Her first major investment. A state-of-the-art medical center she secretly funded through a shell company to avoid attention.
BLEU ROSE FASHION HOUSE.
A global name, but it started as her personal project. She designed the first ten collections under a pseudonym.
NOVAHILLS PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT.
One of the top real estate firms in the country. She’d poured millions into it when no one else would touch it.
There were more: silent shares in multiple cosmetic brands under David’s conglomerate, technology startups, and even a few influential media outlets.
Then there were the red files. They were thicker and more dangerous. Each one was marked with a name.
Minister Collins. He once tried to blackmail her into funding his re-election; she had audio.