Chapter 11 - Marcus Sterling Emerges As The True Mastermind Criminal
Down at the federal courthouse in downtown Boston, Marcus Sterling sat nervously in the witness interrogation box.
His expensive silk tie was loosened, and sweat beaded heavily across his forehead under the glaring fluorescent lights.
“Mr. Sterling, you’re testifying under oath that Victoria coerced you into sabotaging the yacht engines?” the prosecutor asked sharply.
“She threatened to expose my previous embezzlement schemes if I didn’t follow her exact orders!” Marcus lied frantically.
The heavy oak doors of the courtroom swung open, and Richard walked down the central aisle with an imposing stride.
Marcus turned pale as a sheet, staring at Richard as if he were a ghost risen from the watery depths of the Atlantic.
“You’re a coward, Marcus, trying to blame a woman who used you just as easily as she used everyone else,” Richard announced loudly.
The judge banged his gavel, restoring order to the packed courtroom as murmurs rippled through the gallery benches.
Richard took a seat in the front row, locking his piercing gaze onto his former chief financial officer with lethal intensity.
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Marcus slumped back in his chair, realizing his desperate attempt to shift the blame had completely collapsed.
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