Chapter 17 - The Ambush in the Boardroom
At 4:00 PM, the grand seventy-story boardroom was packed with thirty board members, corporate lawyers, and news reporters.
Arthur Pendelton stood at the head of the long mahogany table, holding a thick stack of printed financial documents.
"Ladies and gentlemen of the board," Arthur announced loudly, his voice echoing across the high-ceilinged room.
"It is my sad duty to inform you that our temporary executive, Ethan Miller, has engaged in massive corporate embezzlement!"
"We have tracked twelve million dollars transferred from our employee pension fund to a private account in Nassau registered under his name!"
The room erupted into shocked whispers, cameras flashing frantically as journalists scrambled to record the explosive scandal.
Two federal officers stood near the boardroom door, waiting for Arthur’s signal to step forward and place Ethan under arrest.
Ethan sat quietly at the far end of the table, his face calm as he listened to Arthur’s impassioned, theatrical speech.
Beside Ethan sat a quiet, middle-aged woman wearing a simple dark suit, holding a silver laptop connected to the room's main projector.
"Are you finished, Arthur?" Ethan asked softly, standing up from his chair and buttoning his suit jacket.
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"The evidence is undeniable, Miller!" Arthur barked, waving the papers in the air. "You're going to federal prison for twenty years!"
Ethan turned to the middle-aged woman beside him. "Sarah, please activate the primary server audit log."
