Billionaire Pretends to Be Homeless, But the Poor Girl Knows His Biggest Secret
Chapter 10
The old man’s name was Samuel Reed.
Official records stated he died twenty-five years earlier.
Margaret explained that he had faked his death to build the organization from the shadows.
Thomas was never the true mastermind.
He had simply been the visible face.
Victor was another layer.
Evelyn had been caught between them.
Richard had tried to escape.
Daniel had tried to expose them.
Margaret had tried to destroy them.
And Lily had unknowingly become the final key.
Samuel wanted the Reed empire back.
Not the public company.
The hidden network beneath it.
A system of money, influence, information, and political control.
He had spent decades building it.
Now he needed Lily’s biological access.
And Alexander’s legal authority.
Together, they could unlock everything.
“He wants both of you,” Margaret said.
Lily looked at Alexander.
“How do we stop him?”
Margaret smiled sadly.
“Your father already did.”
“What?”
“He designed the entire system to destroy itself.”
Daniel opened the folder.
Richard had created a failsafe.
If Alexander ever inherited control of the network while Lily activated the foundation vault, every hidden account would automatically reveal itself to investigators.
The network would collapse.
But there was one condition.
Alexander had to willingly surrender control.
He would lose a fortune.
Possibly the company.
Possibly everything.
Lily looked at him.
“You don’t have to.”
Alexander smiled.
“Yes, I do.”
“Why?”
“Because my father spent his life trying to stop this.”
Margaret looked at him.
“And because of her?”
Alexander glanced at Lily.
“That too.”
Before they could act, the lighthouse door exploded open.
Men rushed inside.
Samuel walked behind them.
He was older.
White-haired.
Elegant.
Calm.
He looked at Alexander.
“You have your father’s eyes.”
Alexander aimed his gun.
“You destroyed him.”
Samuel sighed.
“Richard destroyed himself.”
Lily stepped forward.
“You killed my mother.”
“No.”
“Then who?”
“Thomas.”
Margaret shook her head.
“Enough lies.”
Samuel smiled.
“Your mother always was stubborn.”
Alexander looked at him.
“What do you want?”
“Everything your father stole from me.”
“This company was never yours.”
“Your grandfather built the company.”
“Richard rebuilt it.”
“Richard betrayed me.”
Alexander lowered his weapon.
“You never loved your family.”
Samuel stared at him.
“I loved power.”
Lily stepped forward.
“And that’s why you’ll lose.”
Samuel laughed.
“You think love makes you strong?”
Alexander looked at her.
“Yes.”
Then he dropped his weapon.
Everyone froze.
Samuel smiled.
“Smart boy.”
But Alexander wasn’t surrendering.
He was triggering the failsafe.
His watch vibrated.
A confirmation appeared.
AUTHORIZATION ACCEPTED.
Every hidden account connected to the network was being transmitted to federal investigators.
Samuel’s expression changed.
“What did you do?”
Alexander smiled.
“I gave everything away.”
Lily looked at him.
“You did it.”
He nodded.
The lights flickered.
Phones began ringing.
Outside, sirens approached.
Samuel stared at Alexander.
“You just destroyed your family’s empire.”
Alexander looked at Lily.
“No.”
“I destroyed your grandfather’s empire.”
