Chapter 4 - The BoardroomThe emergency board meeting began at nine.
Julian entered confidently.
He believed he still controlled the room.
His lawyers sat behind him.
Marcus sat across the table.
I sat at the head.
Julian stopped.
“You can't sit there.”
I smiled.
“Actually, I can.”
He looked at the other directors.
“What is this?”
Marcus answered.
“An emergency review.”
Julian's face tightened.
“Of what?”
I pushed a folder toward him.
“Your conduct.”
He didn't touch it.
“You're making a mistake.”
“No.”
I opened the first page.
“Hotel expenses.”
Second page.
“Undisclosed transfers.”
Third.
“Fraudulent consulting contracts.”
Fourth.
“Forged corporate documents.”
The room became silent.
Julian's attorney stood.
“These accusations are unproven.”
I nodded.
“Then let's prove them.”
I pressed a button.
The screen behind me turned on.
Emails appeared.
Julian's emails.
His messages to Victoria.
His instructions to Marcus.
His plans to remove me.
His attempts to create false evidence.
Then the final message appeared.
Once Elena is blamed, I can rebuild without her.
One director whispered:
“Good God.”
Julian stood.
“This is illegal.”
“No.”
I looked at him.
“This is evidence.”
Then the doors opened.
Two investigators walked in.
Julian froze.
I hadn't called them.
Marcus hadn't either.
A woman walked behind them.
Victoria.
Alive.
She looked exhausted.
But she was carrying something.
The flash drive.
Julian stared at her.
“You.”
Victoria looked at him.
“You told me you loved me.”
Julian said nothing.
“You told me we'd have a life together.”
Nothing.
“You told me Elena was the only obstacle.”
Still nothing.
Victoria placed the flash drive on the table.
“She was never the obstacle.”
She looked at me.
“I was.”
Julian suddenly lunged toward the table.
An investigator stopped him.
“Don't.”
Julian's face twisted.
“You don't understand.”
I looked at him.
“No.”
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I shook my head.
“I understand perfectly.”
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