CHAPTER 4
Chloe's charming smile instantly faltered, her sharp eyes darting toward Julian with a look of sudden, cautious annoyance.
"Robert, please, this is completely inappropriate in front of our guests!" Chloe hissed under her breath, taking a sharp step toward the table. "If you have an issue with our wedding expenses, we can discuss it privately tomorrow!"
"There will be no private discussions, Chloe," Robert replied flatly, pulling a small remote control from his suit pocket. "And these gentlemen aren't guests; they are witnesses."
Julian took a aggressive step forward, his face flushing red with rising anger as he pointed a finger at his father.
"You don't get to embarrass us in our own home, Dad!" Julian barked, raising his voice to assert dominance. "I am the Vice President of this firm, and Chloe is my wife! You will treat us with respect!"
"You are no longer the Vice President, Julian," Robert said smoothly, pressing a button on the black remote control. "In fact, as of three o'clock today, you are no longer an employee of this company in any capacity."
A collective gasp rippled through the room as the large projection screen behind Robert suddenly flickered to life.
Instead of corporate balance sheets or promotional slides, the high-definition security video from the country club corridor began to play in total, terrifying clarity.
The entire room watched in horrified silence as the video showed Chloe striking Ellen across the face, followed immediately by Julian brutally shoving his defenseless mother to the floor.
The audio, captured by a nearby high-end directional microphone, played loudly through the room's surround-sound speakers, broadcasting their cruel laughter as Ellen lay bruised and weeping on the cold marble.
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Chloe’s face drained of every single drop of color, her knees trembling so violently that she had to clutch the back of a dining chair to keep from collapsing to the floor.
Julian stood completely paralyzed, his jaw hanging open in pure, unadulterated horror as every senior executive in the room turned to glare at him with absolute disgust.
