Chapter 14 - The Unseen Betrayal
Within forty-eight hours, the Atlanta strike was resolved, with workers returning to their posts with full safety guarantees and restored benefits.
Ethan returned to Manhattan as a hero among the company’s workforce, his story inspiring national news coverage across North America.
However, inside the dark executive corridors of Grant Enterprises, a secret conspiracy was brewing against the young former janitor.
A group of conservative board members, led by Senior Vice President Arthur Pendelton, held a secret meeting in a private club in Wall Street.
Arthur sat in a dark leather armchair, swirling a glass of expensive scotch as he looked at five powerful investors.
"The old man has completely lost his mind," Arthur growled softly, his face twisted in bitter resentment.
"He passed over experienced executives who gave thirty years to this firm to hand power to a uneducated nineteen-year-old janitor."
"Ethan Miller is turning our corporation into a charity foundation! Our stock value will plummet if this continue!"
"What do you propose we do, Arthur?" an investor asked, leaning forward over the polished marble table.
"Harold Grant’s health is failing rapidly," Arthur revealed with a dark, sinister grin. "He won't survive the winter."
"Once the old man passes away, Ethan’s legal protection disappears completely."
"We have discovered a hidden clause in the original company charter from 1974."
"If we can prove Ethan engaged in insider trading or financial misconduct before Harold’s death, his trust shares are automatically forfeited!"
"And how do you plan to frame him for financial misconduct?" the investor inquired.
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Arthur pulled a black flash drive from his vest pocket, setting it down gently on the glass table.
"By using his sister’s medical records and a fake offshore bank account registered in his name in the Bahamas."
