Chapter 13 - The Corporate Board Turns On Nathan
In a makeshift conference room at the federal courthouse, Nathan’s former business associates gathered to distance themselves.
The board members signed formal affidavits swearing they had no knowledge of the forged share-transfer documents.
They placed the entire blame squarely on Nathan and Celeste, presenting emails that proved Nathan was the sole mastermind.
The district attorney accepted the cooperation agreements, ensuring Nathan would face maximum sentencing without corporate allies.
Nathan’s defense attorney officially resigned from the case at noon, citing non-payment of legal fees and irreconcilable perjury.
Nathan sat in a holding cell wearing an orange jumpsuit, realizing his former friends had traded him to save themselves.
The loyalty of the elite class was transactional, existing only as long as wealth and power remained intact.
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Now that he was bankrupt, disgraced, and facing federal prison, he was nothing more than a liability to be discarded.
The realization stung worse than any physical slap ever could, completing his total psychological destruction.
