Chapter 9 - Daniel Stripped Of Financial Power
By Wednesday afternoon, the board of directors at Caldwell Development held an emergency shareholder meeting without Daniel present.
Stripped of his financial oversight and facing potential criminal investigation for corporate fraud, Daniel was removed from all executive duties.
Robert took over temporary control of the fractured company, working around the clock with bankruptcy attorneys to negotiate with creditors.
Our investment firm officially walked away from the rescue deal, releasing our findings to federal regulatory auditors as required by law.
Back at our apartment, Daniel packed his remaining clothes into duffel bags while I sat quietly at the dining table reading a book.
“Are you really throwing away our marriage over this corporate audit?” Daniel asked bitterly, zipping his suitcase shut.
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“You threw our marriage away the moment you decided my respect didn't matter in front of your mother,” I replied without looking up.
He slammed the front door behind him, leaving behind an empty apartment and the bitter wreckage of a thirteen-day marriage.
