Chapter 3 - Assembling the Counter-TrapReturning to her empty home, Clara immediately contacted Marcus Vance, the top white-collar defense attorney and divorce specialist in the state.
By midnight, Marcus and a team of trusted private investigators were gathered in Clara's study. Clara presented her evidence: mirrored server logs, recorded airport audio, and the fake audit trails Julian had been planting in her name.
"They're setting up a scapegoat maneuver," Marcus explained, analyzing the documents. "He's using your master admin credentials to route stolen capital into offshore accounts under your name. In two weeks, at the annual shareholders' gala, he plans to present a surprise audit exposing 'your' fraud."
"He wants to destroy my name and send me to prison while he walks away with my wealth," Clara said, her voice steady. "So how do we turn his trap into his cage?"
Over the next ten days, Clara played the role of the oblivious, supportive wife perfectly. When Julian returned from "Chicago" with a fake souvenir, Clara greeted him with a warm smile.
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Behind the scenes, Clara worked around the clock with Marcus and federal financial investigators. She allowed Julian's planted transactions to proceed, but she subtly altered the destination accounts. Every dollar Julian tried to steal in Clara's name was redirected into a secure, court-monitored escrow account.
Furthermore, Clara installed hidden audio and video equipment throughout Julian's home office, capturing hours of Julian and Vanessa explicitly discussing their plot to ruin her.
