Chapter 6 - The Mysterious Family Enemy Revealed
Jessi signaled for Ivan to take the seat directly to her right, ignoring the outraged murmurs erupting from the surrounding board members. “Who authorized an outsider to sit at this table?” demanded Arthur Sterling, Jessi’s aging uncle and head of corporate acquisitions.
“I did,” Jessi stated, her voice cutting through the murmurs like a razor-sharp blade. She turned her head slightly toward Ivan, giving him a subtle nod to open his leather portfolio. “Ivan is my new executive liaison and confidential security advisor.”
Marcus Vance slammed his palms against the glass table, his face turning red with righteous indignation. “This is completely absurd, Jessi! You can't just pluck a random nobody off the cleaning staff and hand him executive privileges!”
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“Watch your tone, Marcus, unless you want your division audited by the end of business today,” Jessi warned softly, though the threat was unmistakably clear. Ivan slid a series of confidential financial printouts across the table, exposing offshore account transfers directly tied to Marcus and Arthur.
The color instantly drained from Marcus’s face as he stared at the banking records detailing years of corporate espionage and embezzlement. Arthur Sterling gripped the edges of his armrests so hard his knuckles turned stark white.
