Chapter 12
Marcus placed a thick manila folder directly on top of the reporter's contract.
"Inside this file are bank statements proving you received two hundred thousand dollars from a short-seller firm," Marcus stated.
"You were hired six months ago to marry Lucas specifically to leak Vella Global's insider financial data."
The reporter looked at Chloe in horror, immediately pulling his recording device back and standing up.
"Hey, I don't want any part of an corporate espionage case!" the reporter spat out, hurrying out of the lounge.
Chloe gripped the edge of the mahogany table, her eyes darting frantically toward the exit doors.
"You can't prove anything!" she stammered, her voice shaking violently. "Lucas loved me! We were married!"
"The marriage license was never filed with the city clerk, Ms. Bennett," Marcus revealed with a cold chuckle.
"Ms. Vella ensured the officiant was instructed not to submit the paperwork until the background check cleared."
"You are not legally married to Lucas Vella, and you have zero legal protections."
Chloe sank back into the booth, her elaborate facade completely shattered into dust.
"What does Evelyn want from me?" Chloe whispered, her eyes wide with terror.
Marcus leaned down, his voice dropping to a low, lethal whisper that made her skin crawl.
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"She wants you to turn over every piece of evidence you have on Arthur and Richard Sterling."
"Or you will spend the next fifteen years in federal prison for securities fraud."
