Chapter 9 - The Fall of the Traitor
Richard’s face was the color of ash.
“This is fabricated data,” he stammered, looking frantically around the table. “Graham, you can’t believe this waitress over me.”
“The FBI believed her,” Graham replied calmly.
Right on cue, the glass doors opened again, and three federal agents stepped into the room.
“Richard Vance, you are under arrest for corporate fraud, embezzlement, and conspiracy,” the lead agent announced, snapping handcuffs onto Richard’s wrists.
The board members watched in stunned silence as their CFO was dragged out of the room in disgrace.
Graham stood up, buttoning his suit jacket.
“The Vanguard merger is officially canceled. We remain independent, and we launch the Tokyo project on our own terms.”
The room erupted into applause.
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Elise closed her folder, a profound sense of peace washing over her for the first time in years.
She had found her place, and it wasn’t in the shadows.
