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Her Aunt Called Her Useless in Front of Everyone — Until Beatrice Proved the Northern Accounts Were False

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"The magistrate has found nothing," Julian said, his voice stripped of its usual arrogance. He looked at the brilliant, terrifying cousin he had ignored for years. "Hawcroft’s personal accounts are empty. The money is gone. Highfield will still fall, Beatrice."Beatrice did not look up from the letter she was deciphering. "The money is not gone, Julian. Money of that magnitude does not simply vanish; it leaves a wake. It requires banks, clerks, and signatures. Hawcroft was greedy, but he was not exceptionally imaginative.""Then where is it?"Beatrice carefully blotted the paper in front of her. "It is in London. Specifically, it is tied up in the newly formed Grand Northern Railway Company."Julian stared at her. "The railway? But that requires a massive capital investment. Hawcroft was just an estate manager."

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