Renny's eyes glinted with quiet satisfaction as he continued, each word carefully placed. "Marcus will think he's uncovered something big. He'll run to Daniel, and once Daniel takes the bait, he'll come after you. But there'll be nothing to expose, because it's all smoke. You'll deny everything, defend your noble name, and the public will see you as a man of honor, helping the underprivileged. When your defense is solid, the sponsorship program will continue."
He began pacing slowly. "Among the children, you'll choose one, Eli. You'll take a special interest in him, enough to make it believable. You'll even adopt him as your son. And when you visit the orphanage on the sixteenth of June…"
He paused, looking over his shoulder, voice dropping to a whisper.
"…that's when it all goes down."
***
After assigning Charles his task, all that was left was to let the plan unfold.
