"This letter is to inform you that the Reed Memorial Hospital is now under formal investigation for suspected money laundering and financial fraud, effective immediately…"
The paper crinkled in Ava's hand as her fingers closed into a fist. The government seal at the top glared at her like a final judgment, its words slashing across her thoughts. Formal investigation. Fraud. Money laundering.
The letter slipped from her grasp, floating to the desk like ash. For a moment, she didn't move.
Matteo Moretti's threat still echoed in her mind like a dark chord:
"If anything happens to him, I'll come for you and your daughter."
Pearl.
Alex.
Her hospital.
Her hospital.
All pieces of her fractured empire, now hanging by threads.
