Billionaire's match novel

---- Chapter 732 Charlotte seemed barely able to contain herself. No sooner had she spoken than she pulled a folder from her bag and pushed it across the table toward Ethan. "Back then, Clarice was involved with Niel, and the Davis family and the Morrison Group struck their first collaboration. To maximize the Davis family's gain-and to reap the benefits unnoticed-Clarice used your parents to transfer the bulk of funds and stole key Morrison Group data from the Davis family.

"Later, when the scheme was exposed, Clarice managed to wash herself completely clean, leaving the Davis family behind while she approached the Morrison family alone, making your parents take the fall." Charlotte spoke deliberately, each sentence landing like a measured strike. After a long, frozen pause, Ethan finally opened the folder she'd handed him and slowly lowered his head to examine its contents. 1 Khloe had long suspected that Clarice's timing in taking in Ethan had been far too convenient.

His parents' misdeeds and flight had left young Ethan unprotected-and Clarice just happened to adopt him and marry Niel. Everything had the appearance of a ---- meticulously planned, perfectly sealed loop. Khloe had assumed that someone like Ethan, if guided, would naturally grow suspicious of Clarice. Yet, she hadn't anticipated how deeply Ethan's loyalty ran-that even in his bones, he clung to Clarice's "favor." He had grown accustomed to being the dog, unwilling to leave his master. Now, with Henry moving against the Davis family, a trove of Clarice's crimes had been unearthed.

The Davis family, desperate to protect themselves, would have done anything to pin the blame on her. Back when Clarice had been with Niel, her goal was revenge on the Davis family. The collaboration between Clarice and Niel appeared to be mutually beneficial, but in reality, it was designed to undermine the Davis family while establishing Clarice's influence-ensuring that the Davis family would fear and acknowledge her presence through Niel's position. But Clarice's calculations were extreme.

While she had struck the Davis family through the Morrison family, the aftermath froze all relations between her and the Davis family. When Niel was in power, the Davis family yielded and indulged her, giving her whatever she asked. Yet once Niel left, Clarice's position weakened; the Davis family no longer offered her any leverage. The earlier deception, in which the Davis family lost critical project data and fell from grace, could not be concealed.

The ---- Davis family had long suspected Clarice, and their investigation revealed that the project's missing funds were traced to a secret account managed by an overseas partner of Clarice's company. Originally, this evidence had been held back as leverage against her. But now, with Clarice dragging the Davis family into the chaos, they had no choice but to sever ties completely. The documents Ethan was seeing were backups: a detailed account of the events involving his parents, investigative conclusions, and all of the evidence the Davis family had gathered against Clarice.

Every indication pointed to Clarice as the architect and sole beneficiary of the original scheme. Ethan's parents had always worked for Clarice, though at the time, to avoid drawing the Davis family's attention, they maintained no overt contact with her. Tracing back further, even Ethan's birthday gift from that period revealed Clarice had transferred 160 thousand dollars-far beyond what would be expected for ordinary employees. "They didn't need to die," Charlotte leaned back slightly, studying the slow unraveling on Ethan's face. Her fingers brushed the cold rim of a nearby glass.

"Your parents had already reached an agreement with Clarice: ten years of imprisonment in exchange for a sum that would secure your family's future." ---- "But Clarice, being ruthless and merciless, feared they would leak secrets. She orchestrated their escape, staged the car accident... and adopted you."