Chapter 14 - Gregory’s Sudden Panic Attack Starts
Silence stretched across the phone line for ten agonizing seconds as the terrible realization slowly dawned on him.
“What... what are you talking about, Elena? What did you do?” he stammered, his voice cracking with rising hysteria.
“Check your email, Gregory. Marcus sent the complete divorce filing, asset audit, and corporate embezzlement dossier to your work inbox.”
“Embezzlement? That’s insane! I’m an accountant! I would never—”
“You bought Chloe Miller a luxury apartment on the harbor and funded her shopping sprees with firm dividends, Gregory.”
The line went dead with a sharp click as he dropped his phone in absolute, unadulterated terror.
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He was standing in the middle of a crowded airport terminal realizing his entire professional and personal life had just imploded.
I hung up the receiver, feeling a profound, weightless sense of peace wash over my tired shoulders for the first time in years.
