Chapter 278

Hudson's POV I stood up immediately, my body tensing. "Brief me on the way. Dom, call the pilot. Get the plane ready and file the flight plan. Let me know the second it's approved." Dominic was already on his phone, fingers flying across the screen. "On it, Alpha. Where are we headed?" "Paris." "You're flying to Paris?" Lea asked, her eyebrows shooting up. I nodded, already gathering essential items from my desk. "Franklin was Christina's father. His suicide will hit her hard, regardless of their relationship. I need to be there with her." "I'll walk you down," Lea said, matching my rapid pace as I headed for the executive elevator. "What exactly landed him in prison?" "Everything you can imagine. Embezzlement, fraud, forgery, tax evasion. When I asked him to create a will leaving his assets to Christina, he tried to forge documents to hide money offshore instead." "So you're the one who put him behind bars," she stated bluntly. "He put himself there. I just accelerated the inevitable.