At his request, Bellamy Holdings allowed the world to believe his death had been confirmed because someone had sabotaged his aircraft.”
The ballroom went still.
This was no longer a marriage scandal.
This was something else.
Elias took the microphone.
“For eleven years, federal investigators and private counsel have worked to determine who authorized that sabotage.”
Grant looked confused.
Then Elias turned toward Mavis.
She stopped breathing.
Seraphina saw it.
For the first time that evening, Mavis Holloway looked terrified rather than embarrassed.
Grant followed her gaze.
“Mom?”
Elias spoke quietly.
“The aircraft maintenance company responsible for servicing my plane was controlled through a shell corporation.”
A document appeared onscreen.
“Last month, investigators identified the beneficial owner of that corporation.”
Mavis backed away.
“No.”
Brielle stood.
“Mom?”
Elias continued.
“The owner was Martin Holloway.”
Grant’s late father.
Grant stumbled backward.
“That’s impossible.”
Martin Holloway had died six years earlier from a stroke.
