Chapter 5 - The Wealthy Crowd Whispers About The Public Scene
Wealthy socialites whispered behind crystal champagne flutes, their eyes darting between Sarah, Richard, and Jessica.
“I’ve never seen a scene quite like this at a charity gala; who invited them anyway?” an older man murmured.
“Look at Richard’s face; he looks like he just saw a ghost walk straight out of a tomb,” his companion replied.
The ambient noise of the ballroom swelled into a low, restless murmur of gossip and speculative curiosity.
Jessica felt the ground shifting beneath her expensive designer heels, realizing her public stunt had backfired completely.
“Richard, make her stop! Everyone is staring at us and ruining our evening,” Jessica whispered with rising panic.
Richard couldn't speak; his mind was racing through every single financial document locked in his office safe.
He knew those forged signatures on the corporate merger papers would trigger an immediate federal indictment.
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If Sarah turned those files over to the U.S. Attorney’s office, his life as a free man was officially over.
The golden cage he built around himself was collapsing from the inside out.
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