Ella
Renata's office became the center of everything over the following week, a war room of sorts, evidence boards replacing decorative art, the walls papered with timelines connecting five families now instead of two.
"Vanessa's formal statement is complete," Renata said, during the morning briefing that had become a daily ritual for all of us. "Combined with the physical evidence Danika compiled and the financial trail Lucas traced through Reyes-Okafor's shell network, we have enough to file charges against Adrian for attempted murder, fraud, and embezzlement, with Vanessa's cooperation reducing her own exposure considerably."
"And the wider network?" Kylian asked. "Reyes-Okafor himself. Renner. Sethi."
"That's more complicated, and slower moving, but Renata's federal contacts are al
